Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ticked lower for the second straight day, slipping 0.45% to $4,880.65. Wall Street paused from its record performance, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.77%) and S&P 500 (-0.14%) closing in the red. However, the Nasdaq Composite (+0.16%) advanced and posted its 11th straight weekly gain.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed lower at $4,880.45, a modest 0.19% loss that snapped its seven-week winning streak. Wall Street’s three main indexes posted negative returns Friday on inflation worries. Inflation reports, including the latest consumer price index, showed higher-than-expected readings. Traders expect the Feds to delay interest rate cuts.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rose 0.38% to $4,787.32 and closed slightly higher like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.13%) and the S&P 500 (+0.13%). Only the Nasdaq Composite (-0.32%) finished in the red as tech shares retreat. The FOMC meeting minutes on Jan. 30-31, 2024, indicate no rate cuts yet.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index Total rose 0.5% to $4,619.20 and swung higher along with most U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones (+0.48%) and S&P 500 Index (+0.46%) hit their highest intraday levels since January 2022, while The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.70% to touch a new intraday high since April last year.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index Total rose 0.5% to $4,619.20 and swung higher along with most U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones (+0.48%) and S&P 500 Index (+0.46%) hit their highest intraday levels since January 2022, while The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.70% to touch a new intraday high since April last year.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index Total rose 0.5% to $4,619.20 and swung higher along with most U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones (+0.48%) and S&P 500 Index (+0.46%) hit their highest intraday levels since January 2022, while The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.70% to touch a new intraday high since April last year.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index lost steam from Friday’s rally and slipped 0.39% to $142.22. The major indexes edged higher with Nasdaq Composite (+0.30%) registering its longest winning streak since January 2023. Both the Dow Jones (+0.10%) and S&P 500 (+0.18%) notched six straight days of wins since mid-year and July.
