The GovCon Index rallied late Tuesday afternoon and ended at a narrow gain of 0.033 points to 78.945 as global investors held back over the U.K.’s potential European Union exit and also started to watch world central bank meetings. CACI International (NYSE: CACI) rose after the Air Force announced the services provider as t...
The GovCon Index kicked off the first full trading week of June on a positive note with a gain of 0.516 points to 79.534 as U.S. markets appeared unmoved by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s hint at further interest rate increases this year. Yellen told an audience at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia the central bank...
The GovCon Index posted a decline of 0.398 points to 78.106 Tuesday on losses by Boeing (NYSE: BA) and other large defense prime contractors but ended at a gain for May to record its fourth straight month of positive movement. The Index rose 2.523 percent for May and has climbed 7.763 percent for 2016 compared to the...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.395-percent gain, climbing 0.309 points to 78.504. CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) was GCI’s top percentage gainer and posted a close of 24.88 — up 2.94 percent to rebound from the previous two days of losses. The Index’s gain mirrored those of the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Aver...
The GovCon Index closed up 0.309 points to 78.504 with CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) rebounding from the previous two days loses to close at 24.88 up 2.94 per cent. Both WTI and Brent crude oil futures slipped for the second. Top GovCon Index Net Gainers Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change CACI CACI Intern....
The GovCon Index nudged out a gain of 0.081 points to 78.273 Wednesday on contributions from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and armored truck manufacturer Navistar International (NYSE: NAV). Boeing surged 1.07 percent and Navistar rose 9.09 percent, while shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) rebounded by one-ha...
The GovCon Index rallied 1.197 percent to 78.192 on gains led by the GCI’s services-focused contractors and defense prime Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) on news that the U.S. lifted its embargo on weapons sales to Vietnam. Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) added 4.01 percent — or $2.10 &nbs...
Six companies have won positions on a potential $460 million multiple-award contract to support defensive and offensive cyberspace missions of the U.S. Cyber Command over the next five years, Federal Times reported Monday. Aaron Boyd writes the program is slated to run through May 19, 2021, and task orders encompass new and emerging t...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.634-point increase to 7.206 amid buying activity in U.S. financial markets. The GCI also posted a weekly gain of 0.845 points as earnings reports from contractors over the past week — including Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), Engility Holdings (NYS...
The GovCon Index rode the wave of buying activity in U.S. financial markets Friday and closed up 0.634 points to 7.206, which put the GCI at a weekly gain of 0.845 points to start May after a series of earnings reports from contractors that exceeded analyst expectations. Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: ...
