Boeing rose $1.82 or 1.9 percent, to $99.75. Lockheed Martin Corp. fell$. 19 or. 2 percent, to $106.30. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose$. 39 or. 5 percent, to $80.64.
*Pentagon report shows $4.5 bln drop in F-35 cost. WASHINGTON, May 23- The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in recent years.
Boeing rose $1.77 or 1.8 percent, to $99.70. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 03 or percent, to $106.52. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose$. 48 or. 6 percent, to $80.73.
Boeing fell$. 13 or. 1 percent, to $97.80. Lockheed Martin Corp. fell$. 62 or. 6 percent, to $105.88. Northrop Grumman Corp. fell$. 10 or. 1 percent, to $80.15.
Boeing fell$. 82 or. 8 percent, to $97.93. Lockheed Martin Corp. fell$. 50 or. 5 percent, to $106.49. Northrop Grumman Corp. fell$. 60 or. 7 percent, to $80.86.
Boeing rose$. 44 or. 4 percent, to $99.19. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 63 or. 6 percent, to $107.62. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose$. 04 or percent, to $81.50.
Boeing rose$. 24 or. 2 percent, to $98.99. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 05 or percent, to $107.04. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $81.52.
Boeing rose$. 03 or percent, to $98.75. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 43 or. 4 percent, to $106.99. Northrop Grumman Corp. fell$. 15 or. 2 percent, to $81.46.
Boeing fell$. 29 or. 3 percent, to $98.43. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 02 or percent, to $106.58. Northrop Grumman Corp. fell$. 37 or. 5 percent, to $81.24.
Boeing rose$. 13 or. 1 percent, to $98.85. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 36 or. 3 percent, to $106.92. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose$. 38 or. 5 percent, to $81.99.
Boeing fell$. 20 or. 2 percent, to $98.72. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 15 or. 1 percent, to $106.56. Northrop Grumman Corp. fell$. 58 or. 7 percent, to $81.61.
Boeing rose$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $98.99. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 37 or. 3 percent, to $106.78. Northrop Grumman Corp. fell$. 50 or. 6 percent, to $81.69.
Boeing fell$. 10 or. 1 percent, to $98.82. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose$. 24 or. 2 percent, to $106.65. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose$. 10 or. 1 percent, to $82.29.
Boeing rose $2.34 or 2.4 percent, to $98.92. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose $2.41 or 2.3 percent, to $106.41. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose $3.17 or 4.0 percent, to $82.19.
Boeing rose $2.21 or 2.3 percent, to $98.79. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose $1.59 or 1.5 percent, to $105.59. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose $2.74 or 3.5 percent, to $81.76.
NEW YORK-- Shares in companies that do defense contracting work rose across the board Friday on the heels of a huge stock buyback program announced by Northrop Grumman, sending it and others to all-time highs. Shares of General Dynamics are up 22 percent over the past year, Lockheed Martin is up 28 percent, and Raytheon is up 33 percent.
Boeing rose $2.03 or 2.1 percent, to $98.61. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose $1.60 or 1.5 percent, to $105.60. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose $2.89 or 3.7 percent, to $81.91.