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September 25th Morning Report: Friday Close – GovCon Index Moves Up; Three Index’s Mixed


At the close of market on Friday The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) continued to move up in posting its sixth consecutive day of gains. The GCI closed at 106.332 up 0.776 percent with advancing shares outpacing declining 3 to 1. The GCI advanced for the week by 2.20 points or 2.11 percent.

The S&P500 ended Friday at 2,502.22 up by 0.06 percent, while the DJIA fell 0.04 percent to 22,349.59, and the NASDAQ Composite was up 0.07 percent to 6,426.92. The Index’s posted minor changes for the week with the S&P500 down 0.16 percent, the DJIA advancing 0.02 percent, and the NASDAQ Composite declined 0.66 percent

Crude oil continued its positive direction with WTI on the NY Mercantile Exchange closing up 0.18 percent to $50.64 per barrel. WTI was north of the $50 per barrel mark for most of the week.

Market Summary

INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE DAY NET CHANGE DAY % CHANGE   Y-T-D NET CHANGE Y-T-D % CHANGE
GovCon Index 106.332 +0.518 +0.776%   +18.355 +20.86%
S&P 500 2,502.22 +1.62 +0.06%   +250.65 +11.13%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 22,349.59 -9.64 -0.04% +2,476.73 +12.46%
NASDAQ 6,426.92 +4.23 +0.07%   +1,001.30 +18.46%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues  22
Declining GovCon Index Issues 7
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues  1

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change
 CUB  Cubic Corp.  51.60 +4.80 +10.26%
 ACM  AECOM  35.54 +0.60 +1.72%
 CACI  CACI Int’l Inc.  136.55 +2.15 +1.60%
 VEC  Vectrus 29.57 +0.44 +1.51%
 EGL  Engility Holdings, Inc.  32.98 +0.49 +1.51%

Top GovCon Index Daily Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change
 CUB  Cubic Corp.  51.60 +4.80 +10.26%
 CACI  CACI Int’l Inc.  136.55 +2.15 +1.60%
 MCK*  McKesson Corp.*  154.01 +1.44 +0.94%
 HII  Huntington Ingalls Industries  220.37 +1.19 +0.54%
 NOC*  Northrop Grumman*  281.55 +1.13 +0.40%

Top GovCon Index Daily Percentage Decliners

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –¾ % Change
 SAIC  SAIC  64.67 -0.49 -0.75%
 LLL*  L3 Technologies*  189.28 -1.04 -0.55%
 CAE  CAE  16.67 -0.06 -0.36%

*Companies Included in S&P500 Index

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