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June 6 Market Close: GovCon Index and Indices Down for Second Day

June 6 Market Close: GovCon Index and Indices Down for Second Day

    Author: David Smith || Date Published: June 6, 2017


    June 6 Market Close: GovCon Index and Indices Down for Second Day

    The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index pulled back for the second day to break through 95.00 to close down 0.729 percent to 94.680. Decliners outpaced advancers 13 to 1. The two gainers on the day were Navistar International (NYSE:NAV) up 3.03 percent, and Leidos Holdings up 0.09 percent.

    The three U.S. indices continued yesterdays retreat closing down slightly on a below average volume trading day.

    Several times throughout the trading day WTI dipped below $47.00 mark jumping up in the afternoon to settle at $48.26 per barrel up $0.87 from prior day. 

      Market Summary

    INDEXSETTLEMENT VALUEDAY NET CHANGEDAY % CHANGE Y-T-D NET CHANGEY-T-D % CHANGE
    GovCon Index94.680-1.002-0.729%+6.703+7.62%
    S&P 5002,429.33-6.77-0.28%+177.76+7.89%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average21,136.23-47.81-0.23%+1,263.37+6.36% 
    NASDAQ6,275.06-20.63-0.33%+849.44+15.66% 
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues2
    Declining GovCon Index Issues26
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues2

    Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
    MCK *McKesson Corp. *161.94-3.96-2.39%
    SAICSAIC76.34-1.36-1.75%
    HRS *Harris Corp *110.89 -1.85-1.64%

    *Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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