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December 21 Market Close: GovCon Index Pulls Back As The Dollar and Oil Slip


Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index declined Wednesday in spite of the strong performance by Navistar International (NYSE: NAV). Navistar closed up 5.79 percent to $31.80 on trading volume of over 1.2 million shares.

Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) ended first for GCI performers after company executives told investors in the fourth quarter earnings call the armored truck maker expects all regulatory approvals for its alliance with Volkswagen to complete by early 2017.

The GovCon Index ending the day at 88.558 down 0.421 points or 0.473 percent. Decliners outpaced gainers 6-to-1.

Market Summary

Index Value Net Change % Change
GovCon Index 88.558 -0.421 -0.473%
S&P 500  2, 265.18 -5.58 -0.25%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 19, 941.96 -32.66 -0.16%
NASDAQ 5, 471.43 -12.51 +0.23%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 4
Declining GovCon Index Issues 26
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change
NAV Navistar Intern. 31.80 +1.74 +5.79%
BA Boeing * 157.48 +1.09 +0.70%
MCK McKesson Corp. * 141.59 +0.46 +0.33%
TXT Textron Inc* 48.70 +0.04 +0.08%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change –´
NAV Navistar Intern. 31.80 +1.74 +5.79%
BA Boeing* 157.48 +1.09 +0.70%
MCK McKesson Corp* 141.59 +0.46 +0.33%
TXT Textron Inc * 48.70 +0.04 +0.08%

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