GovCon Index held steady in positive territory throughout the trading session Thursday to close at a gain of 0.487 points to 73.711 as U.S. markets anticipated Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department .
Investors also looked at data that showed weekly jobless claims at 278, 000 and factory orders climbed 1.6 percent in January with durable good orders that month revised to 4.7-percent growth from the prior 4.9-percent reading, CNBC reported .
Crude oil futures in New York settled down a nominal 9 cents to $34.57 a barrel, but energy shares in the S&P 500 composite index climbed during afternoon trade, according to CNBC.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change NAV Navistar International 10.84 1.57 16.94% MCK McKesson Corp. 162.70 4.01 2.53% BAH Booz Allen Hamilton 28.58 0.70 2.51% CUB Cubic Corp. 36.54 0.76 2.11% CACI CACI International 101.32 2.09 2.11%
Market Summary
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 22 Declining GovCon Index Issues 7 Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 1
Index Value Net Change % Change GovCon Index 73.711 +0.487 +0.665% S&P 500 1, 993.40 +6.95 +0.35% Dow Jones Industrial Average 16, 943.90 +44.58 +0.26% NASDAQ 4, 707.42 +4.00 +0.09%
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The GovCon Index held steady in positive territory throughout the trading session Thursday to close at a gain of 0.487 points to 73.711 as U.S. markets anticipated Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department.
