The GovCon Index started the new trading week with a Monday close of 68.753 — a decline of 0.247 percent, or 0.169 points.Stocks on the three major market indices remained level as well in a day that saw reports surface of Japan’s extended recession and a decrese in small-cap shares, according to Bloomberg’s market summary.
Bloomberg also cited U.S. economic data that showed a decline in industrial production last month along with decreases at utilities, mines and automakers that indicates a slow fourth-quarter start.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a 0.07 percent gain to 17, 647.65, the S&P 500 increased by the same percentage to 2, 041.32 and the NASDAQ declined 0.37 percent to 4, 671.00.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Company | Stock Price | $ Change | % Change |
| Healthnet | $51.09 | $1.29 | 2.59% |
| ATK | $111.96 | $1.34 | 1.21% |
| Computer Sciences Corp. | $62.39 | $0.63 | 1.02% |
| Leidos Holdings | $40.63 | $0.32 | 0.79% |
| Navistar | $36.35 | $0.25 | 0.69% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | 8Â (26.66%) |
| Declining Issues | 21Â (70.00%) |
| Unchanged Issues | 1Â (0.00%) |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
