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May 2 Market Close: GovCon Index Up as Major Markets Close to Record Highs

May 2 Market Close: GovCon Index Up as Major Markets Close to Record Highs

    Author: David Smith || Date Published: May 2, 2017


    May 2 Market Close: GovCon Index Up as Major Markets Close to Record HighsThe Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up 0.319 percent to 92.667 as the large platform companies lead the way. Advancers outpacing decliners 2 to 1.

    On an active day of earnings reports the S&P500 and DJIA flirted with reaching 52 week highs as the NASDAQ set another record.

    At market close WTI broke through the $48 floor to close at $47.66 off $1.18. According to a Bloomberg survey crude oil supplies are forecast to be down while petroleum products inventories are up.

    Today Market Summary

    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index92.667+0.295+0.319%
    S&P 5002,391.17+2.84+0.12%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average20,949.89+36.43+0.17%
    NASDAQ6,095.37+3.76+0.06%
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues20
    Declining GovCon Index Issues10
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

    Top GovCon Index Net Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
    RTNRaytheon *156.16+2.08+1.35%
    HIIHuntington Ingalls200.66+1.12+0.56%
    HRSLockheed Martin  *269.49+1.06+0.39%
    BABoeing *183.44+1.05+0.58%
    NOCNorthrop Grumman *245.33+0.99+0.41%

    Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
    KBRKBR15.23+0.40+2.70%
    CAECAE15.68+0.37+2.42%
    BAESYBAE Systems33.18+0.58+1.79%
    RTNRaytheon *156.16+0.50+0.95%
    MANTManTech Intern.183.22+2.08+1.35%

    GovCon Index Decliners

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
    EGLEngility Holdings28.45-0.50 -1.73%
    TXTTextron Inc *45.75-0.38-0.82%
    BAHBooz Allen Hamilton35.58-0.26-0.73%

    *Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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