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March 7 Market Close: GovCon Index Up, US Stock Markets Down

March 7 Market Close: GovCon Index Up, US Stock Markets Down

    Author: David Smith || Date Published: March 7, 2017


    Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reversed it’s four day losing streak to close up 0.000% to 93.000. Even with the US stocks posting it third lose in the past four days the GovCon Index was able to remain in the positive.

    GovCon Index advancers split evenly with decliners as seven of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) posting in the top five up $1.15 to $154.47.

    Healthcare shares lead the decline with Trump promising to lower drugs prices in the U.S.

    Market Summary

    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index93.001+0.037+0.040%
    S&P 5002,368.38-6.93-0.29%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average20,924.76-29.58-0.14%
    NASDAQ5,833.93-15.25-0.26%
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues16
    Declining GovCon Index Issues14
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

    Top GovCon Index Net Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
    LMTLockheed Martin *268.96+1.24+0.46%
    ICFIICF42.15+1.15+2.80%
    RTNRaytheon *154.47+1.15+0.75%
    BABoeing *182.00+1.07+0.59%
    NOCNorthrop Grumman *243.76+0.84+0.35%

    Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change –´
    ICFIICF42.15+1.15+2.80%
    VECVectrus22.10+0.55+2.55%
    KBRKBR14.59+0.13+0.90%
    RTNRaytheon*154.47+1.15+0.75%
    BAHBooz Allen Hamilton36.17+0.23+0.64%

    GovCon Index Decliners

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
    MCKMcKesson Corp. *147.30-2.94-1.96%
    NAVNavistar24.86-1.27-4.86%
    CACICACI Intern.123.05-0.60-0.49%

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