The GovCon Index recorded a relatively flat trading day Wednesday with a nominal gain of 0.18 points to close at 69.798.U.S. traders mulled the release of the Federal Reserve‘s minutes showed the central bank would exercise continued patience before a potential interest rate increase, according to CNBC.
Investors also considered news that the European Central Bank signed off on a two-week extension of liquidity for Greece’s banks, CNBC reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 17.73 points to 18, 029.85, the S&P 500 composite index dropped 0.69 points to 2, 099.65Â and the NASDAQ composite index gained 7.1 points to 4, 906.36.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Orbital ATK | Â Â 64.07 | Â Â 1.73 | Â Â 2.78% |
| Â Â Huntington Ingalls | Â Â 128.41 | Â Â 2.90 | Â Â 2.31% |
|  Serco Inc. |   3.11 |   0.05 |  1.63% |
| Â Â Booz Allen Hamilton | Â Â 44.82 | Â Â 0.38 | Â Â 1.28% |
| Â Leidos Holdings | Â Â 44.80 | Â Â 0.55 | Â Â 1.24% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 23 (76.66%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â Â 7 (23.33%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â 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)
