The GovCon Index rebounded from a two-day decline Monday with a surge of 2.901 percent to 77.587 on high volume in defense stocks three days after the terrorist attacks in Paris Friday.Ammunition and rocket manufacturer Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) led all Index gainers at 6.37 percent to $85.19 and 29 out of 30 listed companies ended in positive territory with Serco Group the lone unchanged stock.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Â the S&P 500 composite index’s energy sector was the top gainer at 2.8 percent and crude oil settled 3 percent to $42.08 in New York on worries that supply disruptions could result from turmoil in the Middle East.
Market analysts and investors tend to view trading activity after terrorism incidents as typically not having a notable long-range impact on markets, the Journal reported.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OA | Orbital ATK | 85.19 | +5.10 | +6.37% |
| CSC | Computer Sciences Corp. | 68.77 | +3.97 | +6.13% |
| LLL | L-3 Communications | 123.65 | +5.24 | +4.43% |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman | 186.61 | +7.79 | +4.36% |
| RTN | Raytheon | 122.11 | +4.86 | +4.14% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | 29 |
| Declining Issues | 0 |
| Unchanged Issues | 1 |
| Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| GovCon Index | 77.587 | +2.187 | +2.901% |
| S&P 500 | 2, 053.18 | +30.14 | +1.49% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 17, 483.01 | +237.77 | +1.38% |
| NASDAQ | 4, 984.62 | +56.73 | +1.15% |
