The GovCon Index re-entered positive territory Thursday with a gain of 1.129 percent to close at 68.484.A report that showed a decrease in retail sales in February and a decline in the dollar versus Euro drove investor speculation that the Federal Reserve could adjust its stance on when it could next raise interest rates, according to Bloomberg.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1.47 percent to 17, 895.22, the S&P 500 composite index rose 1.26 percent to 2, 065.95 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 34.35 points — or 0.89 percent — to 4, 893.29.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â Engility Holdings | Â Â 33.13 | Â 1.11 | Â 3.47% |
| Â Â ICF International | Â Â 41.35 | Â Â 1.10 | Â 2.73% |
| Â Navistar | Â Â 57.01 | Â Â 0.73 | Â 2.45% |
| Â Â Computer Sciences Corp. | Â 32.02 | Â Â 1.45 | Â 2.18% |
| Â Â Orbital ATK | Â 138.91 | Â 1.57 | Â 2.13% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 28 (93.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â Â Â 2 (6.66%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â 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.
