The GovCon Index ended a three-day streak of declines Tuesday to record a gain of 0.226 points and close at 75.530.
U.S. markets traded downward during the morning session but recovered during the afternoon as investors prepare to digest news from the Federal Reserve‘s two-day meeting that starts Tuesday, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72.17 points to 18, 110.14, the S&P 500 composite index gained 5.84 points to 2, 114.76 and the NASDAQ composite index fell a nominal 4.82 points to 5, 055.42.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Serco Inc. | Â Â 2.76 | Â Â 0.23 | Â Â 9.09% |
| Â ICF International | Â Â 41.27 | Â Â 0.78 | Â Â 1.93% |
| Â Textron | Â Â 52.27 | Â Â 0.84 | Â Â 1.63% |
| Â Â SAIC | Â Â 44.36 | Â Â 0.69 | Â Â 1.58% |
| Â Leidos Holdings | Â Â 42.60 | Â Â 0.50 | Â Â 1.19% |
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.
