Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell for a second straight session Thursday on continued declines by large aerospace and defense primes as U.S. stocks also tumbled with earnings season at the forefront of investor attention. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio and two of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index pared losses Wednesday afternoon but closed lower for the session as McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) and large primes weighed despite gains by all three of the U.S.’ major stock indices. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio and six of its 11 S&P 500 stocks ad...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index registered a 0.162-point climb Friday to 89.761 and closed the week in the positive. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was GCI’s top net performer while Honeywell (NYSE: HON) led the Index in percentage gained. The Index’s gain follows the latest jobs report from the Labor Dep...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed the week slightly higher Friday as the Dow neared the 20.000 mark. The major markets enjoyed a shot in the arm from The Labor Department’s report that 156, 000 new jobs were added in December. Advancers equaled decliners on the day with the GovCon Index closing up 2.0% on the short...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved slightly lower Thursday on a mixed market closing with the Dow and S&P 500 down and NASDAQ up. The board markets closed down as retail stocks dropped on reports of disappointing holiday results. Huntington Ingalls lead the GovCon Index once again for the fourth consecutive day of gains, up almost ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved higher for the second day in a row Wednesday on broad gains across almost all of the thirty stocks that make up index. The Dow Jones Industrial moved ever closer to the 20, 000 mark, closing at 19, 942.16 up 0.30 percent. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered laggards by a 14-to-1 ratio...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index registered a loss Friday to close what was only its second weekly decline since the Nov. 8 election of Donald Trump and end December in the negative. GCI decliners outnumbered gainers by a 3-to-1 ratio in the last trading session of 2016, while 25 out of 30 Index companies advanced on a yearly bas...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index retreated Friday in the final trading session of 2016 to close a negative December but but a positive year on a boost to defense stocks in the post-election rally that has swept through U.S. markets. The GovCon Index closes 2016 with a year-to-date gain of 16.73 percent as the U.S. stock...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved higher Thursday on broad gains among defense primes and services contractors as U.S. stocks closed slightly lower in a mostly quiet penultimate trading session for 2016. Investors continued their post-election focus on defense and other GovCon stocks, while the S&P 500 composite index turned ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index tumbled Wednesday on notable declines by large defense and government services primes as U.S. stocks also fell with every major sector in negative territory to damper hopes of a Dow Jones Industrial Average close above 20, 000 before the year’s end. Two out of 30 GovCon Index stocks gained and no...
