The Dow Jones grew 0.33 percent to close at 17, 958.79, the Standard & Poorâs 500 recorded a 0.02 percent gain to 2, 072.30 and the NASDAQ increased 0.11 percent to 4, 774.59.
Reuters attributed the positive trading Friday to a Labor Department report citing a three-year high for U.S. jobs figures in November.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | Stock Price | $ Change | % Change |
 Northrop Grumman |  147.69 |  7.85 |  5.61% |
 CGI Group |  36.71 |  0.67 |  1.86% |
 Exelis |  17.76 |  0.19 |  1.08% |
 AECOM Technology |  30.82 |  0.32 |  1.05% |
 Leidos |  43.47 |  0.39 |  0.91% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 18Â (36.66%) |
Declining Issues | 9Â (30.00%) |
Unchanged Issues | 1Â (0.03%) |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.