Traders considered Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, where she indicated the central bank would change its guidance before any interest rate increase, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Investors also mulled earnings reports from Home Depot and news that Eurozone finance leaders approved a four-month extension to Greece’s bailout, the Journal reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.35 points to 18, 209.19, the S&P 500 composite index gained 5.83 points to 2, 115.49 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 7.15 points to 4, 968.12.
Top Percentage Gainers
 Company |  Stock Price |  $ Change |  % Change |
 Intelsat |   13.00 |   0.50 |   4.00% |
 ICF International |   40.78 |   0.99 |   2.49% |
 AECOM Technology |   29.42 |   0.42 |   1.45% |
  Navistar |   29.64 |   0.29 |   0.99% |
  Orbital ATK |   68.97 |   0.67 |   0.98% |
Market Summary
 Advancing Issues |   17 (53.33%) |
 Declining Issues |   13 (46.66%) |
 Unchanged Issues |    0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.