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August 17th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Down

August 17th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Down

    Author: Nicholas Hoffman || Date Published: August 17, 2017


    August 17th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Down

    The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed down today, dropping by 1.443  percent to settle at 99.287. Declining shares outpaced advancers 28 to 2.

    The major indices closed down today with the S&P500 falling 1.54 percent to 2,430.01, while DJIA dropped by 1.24 percent to 21,750.73, and the NASDAQ Composite decreased by 1.94 percent to 6,221.91.

    Crude oil closed up on the day with an increase of 0.51 percent, settling at 47.02.

    Market Summary

    INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
    GovCon Index99.287-1.345-1.443%+11.310+12.86%
    S&P 500 2,430.01-38.10-1.54%+178.44+7.93%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average 21,750.73-274.14-1.24%+1,877.87+9.45%
    NASDAQ6,221.91-123.19-1.94%+796.29+14.68%
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues 2
    Declining GovCon Index Issues28
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

    Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
     NAV Navistar Int’l30.40+0.35+1.16%
     CAE CAE16.51+0.08+0.49%


    Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
     MANT ManTech Int’l 38.05-1.22-3.11%
     SAIC SAIC 69.59-2.22-3.09%
     ICFI ICF44.45-1.40-3.05%

    *Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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