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March 14 Market Close: GovCon Index Down, With Markets Responding Negatively To Increased Oil Output

March 14 Market Close: GovCon Index Down, With Markets Responding Negatively To Increased Oil Output

    Author: David Smith || Date Published: March 14, 2017


    March 14 Market Close: GovCon Index Down, With Markets Responding Negatively To Increased Oil OutputExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index followed the markets down today closing at 92.883 off 0.445 percent.

    The major markets were dragged down by energy stocks as Saudi Arabia announced that they will increase production back above ten million barrels per day. WTI crude fell below the $48 mark closing the day at $47.87 per barrel off 1.10%.

    The GovCon Index declining issues outpaced advancing 4 to 1 with slim gains for the six stocks in the positive column.

    Market Summary

    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index92.883-0.415-0.445%
    S&P 5002,365.45-8.02-0.34%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average20,837.37-44.11-0.21%
    NASDAQ5,856.82-18.97-0.32%
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues6
    Declining GovCon Index Issues24
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

    Top GovCon Index Net Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
    OAOrbital ATK100.06+0.32+0.32%
    SAICSAIC87.31+0.27+0.31%
    CSRACSRA *28.92+0.11+0.38%
    MANTManTech International36.07+0.09+0.25%
    MMSMaximus61.33+0.08+0.13%

    Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change –´
    CSRACSRA *28.92+0.11+0.38%
    OAOrbital ATK100.06+0.32+0.32%
    SAICSAIC87.31+0.27+0.31%
    MANTManTech International36.07+0.09+0.25%
    MMSMaximus61.33+0.08+0.13%

    GovCon Index Decliners

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
    GDGeneral Dynamics *189.75-1.81-0.94%
    HIIHuntington Ingalls211.49-1.76-0.83%
    COLRockwell Collins97.94-1.36-1.37%

    *Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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