The GovCon Index showed a modest gain today closing at 71.436, up 0.066%, as both the Dow Jones Industrial and S&P500 closed slightly down from effects of sliding oil prices. The NASDAQ Composite ending the day in the positive receiving a boost from Applied Materials (AMAT.O) up 7.9% and rebound in technology stocks.
As markets did rebound this week cutting their losses since the beginning of 2016, they are still down year-to-date with the S&P500 off 6.2%.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGL | Engility Holdings | 13.41 | +0.47 | +3.63% |
| MMS | Maximus Inc. | 48.04 | +1.36 | +2.91% |
| MANT | ManTech International | 28.22 | +0.78 | +2.84% |
| RTN | Raytheon* | 123.57 | +1.99 | +1.64% |
| SAIC | SAIC | 43.04 | +0.59 | +1.39% |
*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index
Market Summary
| Advancing GovCon Index Issues | 16 |
| Declining GovCon Index Issues | 14 |
| Unchanged GovCon Index Issues | 0 |
| Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| GovCon Index | 71.389 | +0.041 | +0.057% |
| S&P 500 | 1, 917.78 | -0.05 | 0.00% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16, 391.99 | -21.44 | -0.13% |
| NASDAQ | 4, 504.43 | +16.89 | +0.057% |
