The GovCon Index ended a strong trading week slightly down, closing Friday at 70.995 — off .306 points — or 0.433 percent.
For the trading week Jan. 5-9, the index recorded a 0.516 percent increase and hit its second-ever largest closing figure within the past three months.
U.S. stocks declined after two straight days of gains as investors showed concern over the Labor Department‘s new jobs report that showed decreases in average hourly earnings during December,  according to Bloomberg.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170.50Â points to 17, 737.37, the S&P 500Â composite index lost 17.33Â points to 2, 044.81Â and the NASDAQ composite index declined 32.12Â points to 4, 704.07.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Company | Stock Price | $ Change | % Change |
| Serco Inc. | Â Â 2.3936 | Â Â 0.0376 | Â Â 1.60% |
| CSC | Â Â 64.29 | Â Â 1.00 | Â Â 1.58% |
| Booz Allen | Â Â 27.86 | Â Â 0.32 | Â Â 1.16% |
| BAE Systems Inc. | Â Â 28.34 | Â Â 0.12 | Â Â 0.43% |
| Northrop | Â Â 152.74 | Â Â 0.57 | Â Â 0.37% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | Â Â 7Â (23.33%) |
| Declining Issues | Â 23 (76.66%) |
| Unchanged Issues | Â Â 0 |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
