Investors will keep an eye on the Federal Reserve’s impending decision later this week on whether to change their policy statement and be more open to an interest rate increase next year,  according to Reuters.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 111.97 points to close at 17, 068.87, the S&P 500 composite index declined 16.89 points to close at 1, 989.63 and the NASDAQ composite index lost 48.44 points to close at 4, 547.83.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | Stock Price | $ Change | % Change |
 Intelsat |  16.15 |  0.67 |  4.33% |
 BAE Systems Inc. |  27.90 |  0.76 |  2.80% |
 ICF International |  39.98 |  0.76 |  1.94% |
 Boeing |  142.25 |  2.17 |  1.78% |
 CGI Group |  35.34 |  0.50 |  1.44% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 14 (53.33%) |
Declining Issues | 16 (46.66%) |
Unchanged Issues | 0Â (0.00%) |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.