The GovCon Index held relatively level against a mixed day of results in the U.S. stock market and recorded a slight gain of 0.211 points — or 0.290 percent — to close at a new all-time high of 72.557 on Friday.Disappointing earnings results from companies such as UPS and Kimberly-Clark offset investor confidence in the European Central Bank’s latest stimulus decision, Bloomberg reports.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 141.38 points to 17, 672.60, the S&P 500 composite index fell 11.33 points to 2, 051.82 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 7.48 points to 4, 757.88.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Orbital | Â 29.97 | Â 2.34 | Â 8.47% |
| Â Â Honeywell | Â 102.50 | Â 3.11 | Â 3.13% |
| Â Â ATK | Â 131.84 | Â 3.62 | Â 2.82% |
| Â Â Engility Holdings | Â 42.69 | Â 0.85 | Â 2.03% |
| Â Â Computer Sciences Corp. | Â 64.45 | Â 0.89 | Â 1.40% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â 16 (53.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â 14 (46.66%) |
| Â 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.
