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February 16 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Gain on Stock, Oil Price Recoveries


GovConIndexUPThe GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 0.547 points to 69.294 on increased investor confidence in bank and retail stocks and price recoveries in brent and crude oil.

The Index posted a 2-percent decline for the past week and is down 10.62 percent from the beginning of the year.

Top GovCon Index Gainers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change
NAV Navistar International 7.50 +0.70 +10.29%
ACM AECOM 24.47 +1.32 +5.70%
I Intelsat 3.04 +0.13 +4.47%
CSRA CSRA* 25.75 +0.99 +4.00%
COL Rockwell Collins 80.95 +2.65 +3.38%

*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues 25
Declining GovCon Index Issues 5
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0
Index Value Net Change % Change
GovCon Index 69.294 +0.547 +0.796%
S&P 500 1, 864.77 +35.69 +1.95%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 15, 973.84 +313.66 +2.00%
NASDAQ 4, 337.51 +70.68 +1.66%

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