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March 28 Morning Report: CAE Joins GovCon Index; Thursday Trading Ends With Decline

March 28 Morning Report: CAE Joins GovCon Index; Thursday Trading Ends With Decline

    Author: Anna Forrester || Date Published: March 28, 2016


    GovConIndexDOWNExecutive Mosaic will replace Health Net with aerospace and defense firm CAE (NYSE: CAE) in the GovCon Index effective Monday following the health insurer’s acquisition by Centene (NYSE: CNC).

    CAE closed Thursday at $11.32 per share and a market capitalization of $3.1 billion.

    GCI closed Thursday with a 0.412-point drop to 74.640, ending the week with a decline of 1.207 percent.

     

    Top GovCon Index Gainers

    SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change
    VECVectrus21.75+0.66+3.13%
    OAOrbital ATK84.05+1.28+1.55%
    MCKMcKesson Corp.*157.29+2.26+1.46%
    EGLEngility Holdings17.69+0.16+0.91%
    NAVNavistar International12.24+0.10+0.82%

    * Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index

    Market Summary

    Advancing GovCon Index Issues13
    Declining GovCon Index Issues16
    Unchanged GovCon Index Issues1
    IndexValueNet Change% Change
    GovCon Index75.640-0.412-0.549%
    S&P 5002, 035.94-0.77-0.04%
    Dow Jones Industrial Average17, 515.73+13.14+0.08%
    NASDAQ4, 773.50+4.64+0.10%

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