The GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 0.066 percent to 71.436.
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 saw slight declines following another oil price drop, while the Nasdaq Composite received a boost from Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) and technology stocks to end the day in the positive.
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 | -0.0% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16, 391.99 | -21.44 | -0.13% |
| NASDAQ | 4, 504.43 | +16.89 | +0.057% |
