Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index turned downward in late morning trade Thursday then traded in slight negative territory during the afternoon session as investors looked ahead to the June labor report due for release before markets open Friday. The GovCon Index fell 0.263 points to 79.557 with Boeing (NYSE: BA) and CSRA (NYSE: CS...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index added at least one full percentage point for the second session in three Thursday to complete a reversal of its losses stemmed from the two-day selloff in global financial markets after Britain’s Thursday vote to leave the European Union. The GovCon Index closed up 2.066 percent to 79.5...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index staged a second consecutive session of recovery Wednesday from the post-Brexit shock that loomed over global financial markets during the prior two trading days with McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) as the top driver of gains with the prime defense stocks and platform also top performers. The GovCon Index closed ...
The GovCon Index was no exception to the effects of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union on global financial markets Friday as the GCI recorded its worst one-day percentage drop of 2016 by 2.805 percent to 77.327. Friday’s plunge brought the GCI from a weekly gain to a five-day loss of 1.175 percent and cuts the...
The GovCon Index lifted Thursday on U.S. investor speculation that Britain would vote in its referendum to remain in the European Union but felt some downward pressure from a guidance miss by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and a subsequent downgrade on the stock. Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index of 30 publicly traded contractors...
The GovCon Index fell into narrow range in afternoon trade Tuesday and closed at a nominal loss of 0.099 points to 79.190 as global investors continued to gauge the possibility of Britain’s departure from the European Union in a Thursday referendum there with new polls indicating a close vote either way. Many lead GCI gainers fr...
The GovCon Index started the week of Britain’s vote on whether to stay in the European Union on the front foot with a Monday gain of 1.192 percent to 79.289 as global investors took positions that the U.K. public will vote against the “Brexit.” BAE Systems PLC‘s over-the-counter listing in the U.S. closed as th...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded 80 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $25 billion contract vehicle the agency intends to use as its primary mechanism for acquisitions of information technology services via task orders. CMS released the list of awardees in a Wednesday FedBizOpps n...
The GovCon Index posted a decline of 0.398 points to 78.106 Tuesday on losses by Boeing (NYSE: BA) and other large defense prime contractors but ended at a gain for May to record its fourth straight month of positive movement. The Index rose 2.523 percent for May and has climbed 7.763 percent for 2016 compared to the...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.395-percent gain, climbing 0.309 points to 78.504. CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) was GCI’s top percentage gainer and posted a close of 24.88 — up 2.94 percent to rebound from the previous two days of losses. The Index’s gain mirrored those of the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Aver...
