All three major indices in the U.S. recorded modest gains as investors continued to anticipate the Federal Reserve‘s meeting later this week, Bloomberg reported.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index rose 2.1 percent for its best month since July.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index tracks 30 large, publicly-traded government contracting firms.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Serco Group plc | 1.62 | +0.06 | +3.85% |
BAE Systems | 28.00 | +0.68 | +2.49% |
Health Net | 65.74 | +1.29 | +2.00% |
Maximus | 62.26 | +1.22 | +2.00% |
Northrop Grumman | 168.52 | +2.82 | +1.70% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 24 |
Declining Issues | 6 |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 72.702 | +0.434 | +0.601% |
S&P 500 | 1, 961.04 | +8.74 | +0.45% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16, 432.89 | +102.49 | +0.63% |
NASDAQ | 4, 822.34 | +26.09 | +0.54% |