The GovCon Index made a gain for a third consecutive trading day as it rose 0.69 points — or 0.986 percent — to 69.272 on Thursday.All but one company on the index saw their stock prices increase.
An agreement between Russia and Ukraine on a ceasefire and a 4.9-percent jump in crude oil futures to $51.21 per barrel helped drive gains in the U.S. stock market Thursday, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 110.24 points to 17, 972.38, the S&P 500 composite index gained 19.94 points to 2, 088.47 and the NASDAQ composite index jumped 56.43 points — or 1.18 percent — to 4, 857.61.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â SAIC | Â 53.22 | Â 2.19 | Â 4.29% |
| Â CSC | Â 64.50 | Â 2.36 | Â 3.80% |
| Â Booz Allen Hamilton | Â 29.98 | Â 0.82 | Â 2.81% |
| Â Leidos Holdings | Â 43.81 | Â 1.15 | Â 2.70% |
| Â BAE Systems Inc. | Â 32.72 | Â 0.81 | Â 2.54% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â 29 (96.66%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 1Â (3.33%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â Â 0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
(Editors note: Orbital ATK and Huntington Ingalls joined the Index Feb. 10)
