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March 20 Market Close: GovCon Index Closes Down, as Equities Markets Close Mixed

March 20 Market Close: GovCon Index Closes Down, as Equities Markets Close Mixed

    Author: David Smith || Date Published: March 20, 2017


    March 20 Market Close: GovCon Index Closes Down, as Equities Markets Close MixedExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved downward as the equities markets closed mixed on the day.

    The S&P 500 and DJIA ended the day down off -0.20 percent and -0.04 percent respectively while the NASDAQ closed up +0.01. Stocks reacted as Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans eluted to the potential of multiple interest rate hikes this year.

    GovCon Index declining shares outpaced advancers 5 to 1.

    WTI closed down at $48.17 per barrel off 1.25 percent as US drilling increases which counters OPEC production cuts.

    Market Summary

    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index93.558-0.555-0.590%
    S&P 5002,373.47-4.78-0.20%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average20,905.86-8.76+0.04%
    NASDAQ5,901.53+0.53+0.01%
    Advancing GovCon Index Issues5
    Declining GovCon Index Issues25
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0

    Top GovCon Index Net Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –´% Change
    COLRockwell Collins99.19+0.64+0.65%
    HRSHarris Corp. *112.55+0.24+0.21%
    GIBCGI Group47.62+0.17+0.36%
    LMTLockheed Martin *272.03+0.05+0.02%
    CSRACSRA *29.30+0.04+0.14%

    Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change –´
    COLRockwell Collins99.19+0.64+0.65%
    GIBCGI Group47.62+0.17+0.36%
    HRSHarris Corp. *112.55+0.24+0.21%
    CSRACSRA *29.30+0.04+0.14%
    LMTLockheed Martin *272.03+0.05+0.02%

    GovCon Index Decliners

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change –¾% Change
    EGLEngility Holdings29.97-1.06-3.42%
    ICFIICF41.30-0.75-1.78%
    ACMAECOM35.13-0.52-1.46%

    *Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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