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December 21 Market Close: GovCon Index Pulls Back As The Dollar and Oil Slip

December 21 Market Close: GovCon Index Pulls Back As The Dollar and Oil Slip

    Author: David Smith || Date Published: December 21, 2016


    December 21 Market Close: GovCon Index Pulls Back As The Dollar and Oil SlipExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index declined Wednesday in spite of the strong performance by Navistar International (NYSE: NAV). Navistar closed up 5.79 percent to $31.80 on trading volume of over 1.2 million shares.

    Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) ended first for GCI performers after company executives told investors in the fourth quarter earnings call the armored truck maker expects all regulatory approvals for its alliance with Volkswagen to complete by early 2017.

    The GovCon Index ending the day at 88.558 down 0.421 points or 0.473 percent. Decliners outpaced gainers 6-to-1.

    Market Summary

    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index88.558-0.421-0.473%
    S&P 500 2, 265.18-5.58-0.25%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average19, 941.96-32.66-0.16%
    NASDAQ5, 471.43-12.51+0.23%
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues4
    Declining GovCon Index Issues26
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

    Top GovCon Index Net Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
    NAVNavistar Intern.31.80+1.74+5.79%
    BABoeing *157.48+1.09+0.70%
    MCKMcKesson Corp. *141.59+0.46+0.33%
    TXTTextron Inc*48.70+0.04+0.08%

    Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change –´
    NAVNavistar Intern.31.80+1.74+5.79%
    BABoeing*157.48+1.09+0.70%
    MCKMcKesson Corp*141.59+0.46+0.33%
    TXTTextron Inc *48.70+0.04+0.08%

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