July 27th Market Close: GovConIndex Closes Down While the Major Indices Close Mixed

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed down today at 98.555, ending its five day positive streak. Advancers were outpaced by decliners today at 6 to 24.

The major indices closed mixed on the day with the S&P500 closing down at 2,475.43, while DJIA closed up at 21,797.88. The NASDAQ Composite dropped today, closing at 6,382.19.

Crude oil ended the day up for the fourth day in a row. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange posted a gain of 0.68 percent to $49.08 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEX	SETTLEMENT VALUE	DAY NET CHANGE	DAY % CHANGE	Y-T-D NET CHANGE	Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index	98.555	-0.36	-0.591%	+10.578	+12.02%
S&P 500	2,475.43	-2.40	-0.10%	+223.86	+9.94%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	21,797.88	+86.87	+0.40%	+1,925.02	+9.69%
NASDAQ	6,382.19	-40.56	-0.63%	+956.57	+17.63%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	6
Declining GovCon Index Issues	24
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
BA*	Boeing*	241.00	+7.55	+3.23%
BAESY	BAE Systems	32.225	+0.145	+0.452%
ACM	AECOM	31.83	+0.12	+0.38%
RTN*	Raytheon*	169.53	+0.65	+0.38%
LLL*	L3 Technologies*	176.02	+0.50	+0.28%