GovCon Index posted an all-time high Friday with a gain of 0.535 points to 82.835 following the Labor Department ‘s report that nonfarm businesses added 255, 000 jobs in July.
The jobs report exceeded the forecast of 180, 000, a month after economists revised June’s jobs number from the forecast of 287, 000 to 292, 000.
The Index closed the week with a gain of 0.713 percent.
Top GovCon Index Net Gainers
Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change CACI CACI International 95.97 +2.61 +2.80% LMT Lockheed Martin* 260.29 +2.54 +0.99% MMS Maximus 59.35 +1.93 +3.36% GD General Dynamics* 148.89 +1.52 +1.03% VEC Vectrus 32.06 +1.08 +3.49%
Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers
Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change –´ VEC Vectrus 32.06 +1.08 +3.49% NAV Navistar International 12.52 +0.42 +3.47% MMS Maximus 59.35 +1.93 +3.36% EGL Engility Holdings 32.66 +1.00 +3.16% CACI CACI International 95.97 +2.61 +2.80%
*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index
Market Summary
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 26 Declining GovCon Index Issues 4 Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0
Index Value Net Change % Change GovCon Index 82.835 +0.535 +0.650% S&P 500 2, 182.87 +18.62 +0.86% Dow Jones Industrial Average 18, 543.53 +191.48 +1.04% NASDAQ 5, 221.12 +54.87 +1.06%
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Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted an all-time high Friday with a gain of 0.535 points to 82.835 following the Labor Department‘s report that nonfarm businesses added 255, 000 jobs in July.
