August 9th Market Close: GovConIndex Closes Up While Major Indices Close Down

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up 0.144 percent to 100.857. Advancers and decliners split even on the day.

The major indices responded to heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea and closed slightly down for the day. The S&P500 off 0.04 percent while DJIA moved downward by 0.17 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite was off 0.28 percent.

Crude oil reversed yesterdays downward close. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closed up by 0.92 percent to $49.62 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEX	SETTLEMENT VALUE	DAY NET CHANGE	DAY % CHANGE	Y-T-D NET CHANGE	Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index	100.857	+0.145	+0.144%	+12.88	+14.64%
S&P 500	2,474.02	-0.90	-0.04%	+222.45	+9.88%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	22,048.70	-36.64	-0.17%	+2,175.84	+10.95%
NASDAQ	6,352.33	-18.13	-0.28%	+926.71	+17.08%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	16
Declining GovCon Index Issues	14
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
RTN*	Raytheon*	179.30	+4.50	+2.57%
LLL*	L3 Technologies*	181.73	+3.55	+1.99%
ICFI	ICF	45.75	+0.80	+1.78%
BAESY	BAE Systems	30.87	+0.54	+1.76%
LMT*	Lockheed Martin*	305.22	+5.12	+1.71%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
LMT*	Lockheed Martin*	305.22	+5.12	+1.71%
RTN*	Raytheon*	179.30	+4.50	+2.57%
LLL*	L3 Technologies*	181.73	+3.55	+1.99%
NOC*	Northrop Grumman*	273.10	+3.28	+1.22%
GD*	General Dynamics Corp.*	201.00	+2.20	+1.11%