The GovCon Index retreated Monday with a decline of 0.462 points to close at 75.485.
A 1.7-percent drop in the Dow’s transport segment sent U.S. stocks down during Friday’s session as investors continued to speculate on the timing of the Federal Reserve‘s next interest rate increase, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 82.98 points to 17, 766.48, the S&P 500 composite index fell 13.55 points to 2, 079.28 and the NASDAQ composite index lost 46.83 points to 5, 021.63.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â $ Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Navistar | Â 24.08 | Â 0.19 | Â 0.80% |
| Â Cubic Corp. | Â 49.01 | Â 0.29 | Â 0.60% |
| Â Â Rockwell Collins | Â 93.35 | Â 0.27 | Â 0.29% |
| Â Lockheed Martin | Â Â 189.37 | Â Â 0.04 | Â Â 0.02% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â Â 4Â (13.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 26Â (86.66%) |
| 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.
