U.S. traders mulled the release of the Federal Reserve‘s minutes showed the central bank would exercise continued patience before a potential interest rate increase, according to CNBC.
Investors also considered news that the European Central Bank signed off on a two-week extension of liquidity for Greece’s banks, CNBC reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 17.73 points to 18, 029.85, the S&P 500 composite index dropped 0.69 points to 2, 099.65Â and the NASDAQ composite index gained 7.1 points to 4, 906.36.
Top Percentage Gainers
 Company |  Stock Price |  $ Change |  % Change |
 Orbital ATK |   64.07 |   1.73 |   2.78% |
  Huntington Ingalls |   128.41 |   2.90 |   2.31% |
 Serco Inc. |   3.11 |   0.05 |  1.63% |
  Booz Allen Hamilton |   44.82 |   0.38 |   1.28% |
 Leidos Holdings |   44.80 |   0.55 |   1.24% |
Market Summary
 Advancing Issues |   23 (76.66%) |
 Declining Issues |    7 (23.33%) |
 Unchanged Issues |    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)