August 8th Market Close: GovConIndex and Major Indices All Move Downward

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed direction to close down 0.261 percent to 100.760 . Decliners outpaced advancers 19 to 11.

The major indices closed down for the day with the S&P500 off 0.24 percent, while DJIA moved slightly downward by 0.15 percent and the NASDAQ Composite was off 0.21 percent.

Crude oil closed down on the day. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed today at $49.11 per barrel, down 0.57 percent as the market still shows concerns about global over-supply.

Market Summary

INDEX	SETTLEMENT VALUE	DAY NET CHANGE	DAY % CHANGE	Y-T-D NET CHANGE	Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index	100.760	-0.090	-0.261%	+12.783	+14.53%
S&P 500	2,474.93	-5.98	-0.24%	+223.36	+9.92%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	22,085.34	-33.08	-0.15%	+2,212.48	11.13%
NASDAQ	6,370.46	-13.31	-0.21%	+944.84	+17.41%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	11
Declining GovCon Index Issues	19
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
ACM	AECOM	33.85	+2.52	+8.04%
KBR	KBR	17.36	+0.26	+1.52%
MCK*	McKesson Corp.*	157.26	+1.58	+1.01%
LMT*	Lockheed Martin*	300.10	+2.95	+0.99%
LLL*	L3 Technologies*	178.18	+1.60	+0.91%