Market Close July 26th: GovConIndex and Major Indices Close Up

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up for the fifth consecutive day at 98.915. However, decliners outpaced advancers at 20 to 10.

The major indices all closed up on the day with the S&P500 at 2,477.83, while DJIA closed at 21,711.01. The NASDAQ Composite continued rising and settled at a new record high of 6,422.75.

Crude oil ended the day up for the third day in a row. WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange posted a gain of 1.55 percent to $48.63 per barrel.

Market Summary

INDEX	SETTLEMENT VALUE	DAY NET CHANGE	DAY % CHANGE	Y-T-D NET CHANGE	Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index	98.915	+0.162	+0.162%	+10.938	+12.43%
S&P 500	2,477.83	+0.70	+0.03%	+226.26	+10.05%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	21,711.01	+97.58	+0.45%	+1,838.15	+9.25%
NASDAQ	6,422.75	+10.57	+0.16%	+997.13	+18.38%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	10
Declining GovCon Index Issues	20
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
BA*	Boeing*	233.45	+20.99	+9.88%
SAIC	SAIC	71.78	+0.86	+1.21%
HON*	Honeywell Int’l Inc.*	138.49	+1.24	+0.90%
GIB	CGI Group	53.53	+0.44	+0.83%
NAV	Navistar Int’l	30.70	+0.10	+0.33%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
BA*	Boeing*	233.45	+20.99	+9.88%
HON*	Honeywell Int’l Inc.*	138.49	+1.24	+0.90%
SAIC	SAIC	71.78	+0.86	+1.21%
GIB	CGI Group	53.53	+0.44	+0.83%
HRS*	Harris Corp.*	155.23	+0.26	+0.23%