The GovCon Index continued its run of declines to a fourth consecutive day Friday with a loss of 0.114 points and closing figure of 75.917.A 4-percent rise in Nike shares helped boost the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow’s industrial segment with losses of technology stocks translated to a mixed day for U.S. markets, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 56.66 points to 17, 947.02, the S&P 500 composite index closed down 0.70 points to 2, 101.61 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 31.68 points to 5, 080.50.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â $ Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â Orbital ATK | Â Â 75.82 | Â Â 1.66 | Â Â 2.24% |
| Â Â ICF International | Â Â 36.06 | Â Â 0.57 | Â Â 1.61% |
| Â Serco Group | Â Â 1.98 | Â Â 0.03 | Â Â 1.54% |
| Â Â General Dynamics | Â Â 145.74 | Â Â 1.61 | Â Â 1.12% |
| Â Â Navistar International | Â Â 22.90 | Â Â 0.15 | Â Â 0.66% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 13 (43.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 17 (56.66%) |
| 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.
