The GovCon Index closed on a high for the fourth straight day Thursday at 19.503 or 0.231 points.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 46.97 points to 18, 019.35, the Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index rose 8.51 points to 2, 096.99Â and the NASDAQ composite index gained 36.22 points to 4, 893.84.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â AECOM Technology | Â Â 27.79 | Â Â 0.82 | Â Â 3.04% |
| Â Computer Sciences Corp. | Â Â 66.10 | Â Â 1.60 | Â Â 2.48% |
| Â Engility Holdings | Â Â 47.65 | Â Â 0.98 | Â Â 2.10% |
| Â Navistar | Â Â 28.52 | Â Â 0.58 | Â Â 2.08% |
| Â Orbital ATK | Â Â 63.42 | Â Â 1.08 | Â Â 1.73% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â 22Â (73.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â Â 8Â (26.66%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â Â 0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
(Editors note: Orbital ATK and Huntington Ingalls joined the Index Feb. 10)
