The GovCon Index inched upward Wednesday with a gain of 0.031 points to 67.702.U.S. markets barely budged Wednesday as investors continued to speculate over when the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates and also watched the dollar further strengthen, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 27.55 points to 17, 635.39, the S&P 500 composite index slipped 3.92 points to 2, 040.24 and the NASDAQ composite index dipped 9.82 points to 4, 849.94.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â Orbital ATK | Â Â 73.79 | Â 1.73 | Â 2.40% |
| Â Â Maximus | Â Â 62.75 | Â Â 1.45 | Â 2.37% |
| Â Healthnet | Â Â 57.01 | Â Â 0.90 | Â 1.60% |
| Â Â Engility | Â 32.02 | Â 0.37 | Â 1.17% |
| Â Huntington Ingalls | Â 138.91 | Â 1.58 | Â 1.15% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 14 |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 14 |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â Â Â 2 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
