September 18th Morning Report: Friday Close - GovCon Index Moves Up and S&P500, DJIA Set New Highs

The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) set a monthly high during the course of the week. Friday’s close saw the GCI moving up 0.782 percent to 102.302. Advancing shares outpaced declining 5 to 1.

The three major indices all closed Friday in the positive. The S&P500 broke the 2500 threshold reaching a new high, closing up 0.18 percent to 2,500.23, while the DJIA set a reached new heights gaining 0.29 percent to 22,268.34, and the NASDAQ Composite moved upward by 0.30 percent to close at 6,448.47.

Crude oil advanced for the sixth consecutive day ending the week with the biggest gains since late July. The Texas Gulf Coast is recovering from Hurricane Harvey and refining capacity is coming back online with only three Gulf Coast refineries remaining shut.

Market Summary

INDEX	SETTLEMENT VALUE	DAY NET CHANGE	DAY % CHANGE	Y-T-D NET CHANGE	Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index	102.302	+0.738	+0.782%	+14.325	+16.28%
S&P 500	2,500.23	+4.61	+0.18%	+248.66	+11.04%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	22,268.34	+64.86	+0.29%	+2,395.48	+12.05%
NASDAQ	6,448.47	+19.38	+0.30%	+1,022.85	+18.85%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	25
Declining GovCon Index Issues	5
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
SAIC	SAIC	63.28	+1.79	+2.91%
ICFI	ICF	49.20	+1.35	+2.82%
BAH	Booz Allen Hamilton	35.25	+0.80	+2.32%
HRS*	Harris Corp.*	126.87	+2.62	+2.11%
KBR	KBR	17.80	+0.31	+1.77%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
BA*	Boeing*	249.00	+3.77	+1.54%
HRS*	Harris Corp.*	126.87	+2.62	+2.11%
HII	Huntington Ingalls Industries	212.41	+2.26	+1.08%
SAIC	SAIC	63.28	+1.79	+2.91%
HON*	Honeywell Int’l Inc.*	138.95	+1.74	+1.27%