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September 19 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Friday, Weekly Drop Ahead of Fed Reserve Meeting


GovConIndexDOWNExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed in the negative Friday with a 0.953-percent or 0.760-point drop to 78.957.

The Index also recorded a weekly decline ahead of the Federal Reserve‘s two-day meeting on Sept. 20 and 21.

All of GCI’s S&P 500 stocks posted losses in Friday’s session while four registered gains for the week, with Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) as the best percentage performer over five days and Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as the top net gainer Friday.

Market Summary

Index Value Net Change % Change
GovCon Index 78.957 -0.760 -0.953%
S&P 500 2, 139.16 -8.10 -0.38%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 18, 123.80 -88.68 -0.49%
NASDAQ 5, 244.57 -5.12 -0.10%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 4
Declining GovCon Index Issues 26
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Lowest GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –¾ % Change
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries 156.36 -3.53 -2.21%
MCK McKesson Corp.* 166.16 -2.81 -1.66%
LMT Lockheed Martin* 237.45 -1.64 -0.69%
OA Orbital ATK 72.48 -1.45 -1.96%
GD General Dynamics* 150.75 -1.41 -0.93%

Lowest GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change –¾
BAESY BAE Systems 28.05 -1.10 -3.77%
VEC Vectrus 27.03 -0.64 -2.31%
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries 156.36 -3.53 -2.21%
OA Orbital ATK 72.48 -1.45 -1.96%
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton 29.66 -0.52 -1.72%

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change
SAIC SAIC 66.85 +0.31 +0.47%
MANT ManTech International 39.37 +0.21 +0.54%
NAV Navistar International 19.44 +0.14 +0.73%
ICFI ICF International 43.55 +0.06 +0.14%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change –´
NAV Navistar International 19.44 +0.14 +0.73%
MANT ManTech International 39.37 +0.21 +0.54%
SAIC SAIC 66.85 +0.31 +0.47%
ICFI ICF International 43.55 +0.06 +0.14%

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