Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index dropped 1.15% to $5,101.31, matching its longest losing streak. However, the index has lost 9.77% in five consecutive sessions compared to -2.09% in the losing run five months ago. Uncertainty over possible changes in the government contracting industry in 2025 continues to weigh on GCI constituents. Wall Street’s top benchmarks finished...
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September 29 Market Report: Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index and Wall Street Retreat to End a Typically Worst Month for Stocks
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index gained a modest 0.1% to close at $135.54 on the last trading day of the month and quarter. All three major indexes had a good start but eventually gave in to the selling pressure. The Nasdaq Composite registered a marginal gain of 0.14%, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P...
September 15 Market Report: GovCon Index Slips Along with U.S. Stock Indices
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index backtracked on Friday and gave up the gains from the previous day, slipping 0.40% to close at $138.28. Volatility took over major U.S. indices, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.83%), the Nasdaq Composite (-1.56%) and the S&P 500 Index (-1.22%) tumbling after Thursday’s rally. Only eight of the 30 GCI...
September 18 Market Report: GovCon Index and Wall Street Post Modest Gains to Start the Week
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index kept pace with Wall Street to start the week, posting modest gains characterized by quiet trading. All eyes are on the Feds as Chairman Jerome Powell and the governing council meet mid-week. Like the Dow Jones (+0.02%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.01%), and the S&P 500 (+0.07%), GCI edged 0.68% higher on Monday....
September 19 Market Report: GovCon Index Closes Lower Before Day of Decision
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ended lower (-0.68%), if not flat, like the major U.S. indexes a day before Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Due to the lack of catalysts to push stock prices higher, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.02%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.1%), the S&P 500 Index (-0.07%) hardly moved from yesterday. Market participants...
September 20 Market Report: GovCon Index in Green, US Stock Indices Sink as Feds Pause Rate Hike but Hints One More Before Year-End
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index stayed afloat mid-week, gaining a modest 0.02% to close at $138.65. Unfortunately, all major US stock indices sank after the Feds kept its benchmark rate unchanged, but hints of one more hike before the year ends. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite closed down 0.22% and 1.53%, while the...
September 21 Market Report: GovCon Index and US Indices Retreat on Selloff, Bonds Rise to Highest Level
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell 1.86% to $136.11, and U.S. stocks slumped following the Feds’ hike pause but “higher rates for longer” warning on mid-week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 370.46 points (1.08%), the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.8%, and the S&P 500 Index registered its worst drop (1.6%) since March 2023. However, the...
September 26 Market Report: Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index Back in the Red, US Indexes Post Sharp Losses
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index is back in the red, slipping 0.99% to $134.27 following the sharp losses of three major US indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered its most significant one-day drop (388 points or -1.14%) since March this year, while the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 Index declined 1.57% and 1.47%, respectively....
September 28 Market Report: Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index Slips, US Indexes Gain from Pullback in Oil Prices and Treasury Yields
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index shed 0.17% to close lower at $135.42, but the pullback in oil prices and Treasury yield boosted the major U.S. indexes. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+0.83%) gained the most from the reduced selling pressure, while the S&P 500 (+0.59%) and the Dow Jones (+0.35%) ticked higher. U.S. West Texas Intermediate and...
October 2 Market Report: Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index Ends Lower to Start Fourth Quarter 2023, Last Minute Deal Averts Shutdown
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index had a weak start to October, slipping 0.28% to $134.87. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 Index rose 0.67% and 0.01%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.22% to reduce its year-to-date gain to less than 1% or 0.86%. The House and Senate beat the deadline and...