March 9 Market Close: GovCon Index Bounces Back From AM Dip,  Crude Rises as Traders Await Euro Bank Decision

March 9 Market Close: GovCon Index Bounces Back From AM Dip, Crude Rises as Traders Await Euro Bank Decision


GovConIndexUPThe GovCon Index recovered from a brief morning dip into a decline Tuesday and closed at a gain of 0.443 points to 73.042 as U.S. stocks rose in tandem with crude oil prices in New York and investors awaited a decision from Europe’s central bank on additional stimulus.

Crude futures in New York settled up 4.5 percent to $38.13 a barrel after the Energy Information Administration reported a 4.53-million-barrel decline in U.S. gasoline supplies last week compared to the analyst expectation of 1.5 million, Bloomberg reported.

According to Bloomberg, economists are at a consensus that the European Central Bank will approve a new easing measure but are uncertain over the size and scope of the package.

Top GovCon Index Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change
NAVNavistar International10.920.57+5.51%
GIBCGI Group43.781.50+3.55%
IIntelsat2.320.07+3.11%
VECVectrus20.320.51+2.57%
ACMAECOM28.930.63+2.23%

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues20
Declining GovCon Index Issues10
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0
IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index73.042+0.443+0.610%
S&P 5001, 989.26+10.00+0.51%
Dow Jones Industrial Average17, 000.36+36.26+0.21%
NASDAQ4, 674.38+25.55+0.21%

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