January 6 Market Close: The GovCon Index Closes Up Following Markets On Strong U.S. Jobs Report

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed the week slightly higher Friday as the Dow neared the 20.000 mark. The major markets enjoyed a shot in the arm from The Labor Department’s report that 156, 000 new jobs were added in December.

Advancers equaled decliners on the day with the GovCon Index closing up 2.0% on the short trading week.

Market Summary

Index	Value	Net Change	% Change
GovCon Index	89.761	+0.162	+0.181%
S&P 500	2, 276.98	+7.98	+0.35%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	19, 963.80	+64.51	+0.32%
NASDAQ	5, 521.06	+33.12	+0.60%

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

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
LMT	Lockheed Martin *	257.85	+1.87	+0.73%
HON	L3 Technologies	154.11	+1.78	+1.17%
LLL	Honeywell Intern. Inc. *	118.53	+1.77	+1.52%
GD	General Dynamics *	177.46	+1.32	+0.75%
HRS	Harris Corp *	104.55	+1.14	+1.10%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change	% Change –´
HII	BAE Systems	195.67	+3.80	+1.98%
BAESY	Honeywell Intern. Inc. *	29.25	+0.38	+1.32%
RTN	L3 Technologies *	153.94	+1.48	+1.01%
LMT	Harris Corp. *	104.46	+1.05	+1.02%
MMS	General Dynamics *	177.38	+1.24	+0.70%

Lowest GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –¾	% Change
HII	Huntington Ingalls Ind.	193.55	-2.06	-1.05%
CUB	Cubic Corp.	46.85	-0.95	-1.99%
ACM	AECOM	36.93	-0.64	-1.70%
ICFI	ICF	53.30	-0.55	-1.02%
MANT	ManTech Intern.	41.73	-0.51	-1.21%

Lowest GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change	% Change –¾
CUB	Cubic Corp	46.85	-0.95	-1.99%
ACM	AECOM	36.93	-0.64	-1.70%
EGL	Engility Holdings Inc	33.36	-0.48	-1.42%
MANT	ManTech Intern.	41.73	-0.51	-1.21%
HII	Huntington Ingalls Ind.	193.55	-2.06	-1.05%