Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index turned downward in late morning trade Thursday then traded in slight negative territory during the afternoon session as investors looked ahead to the June labor report due for release before markets open Friday. The GovCon Index fell 0.263 points to 79.557 with Boeing (NYSE: BA) and CSRA (NYSE: CS...
The GovCon Index lifted Thursday on U.S. investor speculation that Britain would vote in its referendum to remain in the European Union but felt some downward pressure from a guidance miss by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and a subsequent downgrade on the stock. Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index of 30 publicly traded contractors...
The GovCon Index staged a recovery in afternoon trade after a limp open Thursday but closed at a loss of 0.059 points to 78.791 as Britain’s referendum on whether to exit the European Union continued to dominate global financial market activity. All campaign activities surrounding the “Brexit” vote set for Thursday were suspen...
The GovCon Index hit choppy trade in the late afternoon session Wednesday and closed at a narrow loss of 0.094 points to 78.850 as investors examined the Federal Reserve‘s latest policy statement that left current interest rates unchanged. Central bank leaders held the federal funds rate at between one-quarter and one-half percent on conc...
The GovCon Index held positive for a sixth consecutive full trading session Wednesday with a gain of 0.751 points to 80.497 and achieved its first close above 80 points in 16 months. A weakening dollar helped lift U.S. stocks and multinational corporations in particular as commodities such as copper, gold and oil rose, according to Reuters....
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 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...
The GovCon Index closed the week up 0.705 points to 77.776 to mirror major market indexes’ gains as fears of a June interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve subsided. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 65.54 points to close at 17, 500.94, the S&P 500 was up 12.28 points to 2, 052.32 and Nasdaq...
As fears of the June Federal Reserve rate hike subsided the GovCon Index and major market indexes closed the week in the positive. The GovCon Index closed at 77.776 up 0.705 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 65.54 points to close at 17, 500.94, the S&P500 gained 12.28 to 2, 052.32, and the NASDAQ...
The GovCon Index felt the pressure from U.S. investor worries about a potential interest rate hike in June and closed at a decline of 0.520 points to 77.071. CAE (NYSE: CAE) was one of the GovCon Index’s lone bright spots with a gain of 2.65 percent after the Montreal-based aerospace and defense contractor posted full-year and f...
