May 26 Market Close: GovCon Index Down Slightly With Mixed Market Results

The GovCon Index closed down slightly 0.078 points to 78.195 with armored truck manufacturer Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) and CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) posting the largest percentage loses.

CSRA conducted their fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call yesterday after the market close and posted mixed results, as reported in GovCon Wire.

U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday in spite of strong reports for the month of April on durable goods orders and sales of new and existing homes.

Both WTI and Brent crude oil futures flirted above the $50 per barrel mark during the course of the trading day, and both retracted and closed slightly down to $49.35 and $49.43, respectively.

Top GovCon Index Net Gainers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
HII	Huntington Ingalls	154.22	+2.40	+1.58%
LMT	Lockheed Martin*	241.54	+0.70	+0.29%
BA	Boeing*	129.31	+0.45	+0.35%
ICFI	ICF International	40.57	+0.40	+1.00%
HRS	Harris Corp.*	79.76	+0.40	+0.50%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change	% Change –´
HII	Huntington Ingalls	154.22	+2.40	+1.58%
VEC	Vectrus	24.86	+0.37	+1.51%
ICFI	ICF International	40, 57	+0.40	+1.00%
CUB	Cubic Corp.	40.89	+0.39	+0.96%
LDOS	Leidos Holdings	49.76	+0.27	+0.55%