The Standard & Poors 500 index dropped 0.7 percent to 1927 points, the Nasdaq composite index registered an 0.8 percent fall to 4383 and the Dow Jones industrial average inched down 0.9 percent to 16, 461 as markets reacted to news of falling oil prices and a shooting in Canada, USA Today reported Wednesday.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | Stock Price | % Change |
ICF International | 34.09 | 2.65% |
Lockheed Martin | 176.01 | 1.97% |
General Dynamics | 126.31 | 1.95% |
L-3 Communications | 111.66 | 1.37% |
Orbital | 29.46 | 1.34% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 8Â (26.67%) |
Declining Issues | 22Â (73.33%) |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) Companies.