The GovCon Index mirrored a mixed day for U.S. stocks Tuesday as it closed down 0.105 points to 76.004.
Bloomberg cited increases of energy shares in tandem with oil prices and a decline in technology stocks as among the drivers of Tuesday’s trading activity.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 59.66 points to 18, 036.70, the S&P 500 composite index gained 3.41 points to 2, 095.84 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 10.96 points to 4, 977.29.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â Serco Inc. | Â Â 2.67 | Â Â 0.12 | Â Â 4.71% |
| Â Â Engility Holdings | Â Â 31.76 | Â Â 0.59 | Â Â 1.89% |
| Â Â Booz Allen Hamilton | Â Â 28.49 | Â Â 0.49 | Â Â 1.75% |
| Â Â McKesson | Â Â 226.01 | Â Â 2.04 | Â Â 0.91% |
| Â Â AECOM Technology | Â Â 33.15 | Â Â 0.28 | Â Â 0.85% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 12 (40.00%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 18 (60.00%) |
| 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.
