Gainers lead laggers 16 to 14, respectively.
Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) jumped 4.36 percent after the computer technology and services firm said it plans to split into two independent companies.
Boeing‘s (NYSE:BA) shares are up 0.29 percent on reports that Alaska Airlines ordered 10 737-900 ER airplanes.
The Executive Mosaic GovConIndex is a composite index that tracks 30Â of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) Companies.