The GovCon Index retreated for a second consecutive day Thursday with a loss of 0.32 points to 70.292.
A 2.2-percent decline in energy stocks drove U.S. markets to losses Thursday despite gains in technology shares listed in the S&P 500 composite index, which saw seven out of 10 groups fall, according to Bloomberg.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 10.15 points to 18, 214.42, the S&P 500 composite index fell 3.12 points to 2, 110.74 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 20.75 points to 4, 987.89.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â ICF International | Â Â 41.53 | Â Â 0.48 | Â Â 1.17% |
| Â SAIC | Â Â 54.79 | Â Â 0.49 | Â Â 0.90% |
| Â Computer Sciences Corp. | Â Â 70.86 | Â Â 0.38 | Â Â 0.54% |
| Â Â Maximus | Â Â 59.85 | Â Â 0.27 | Â Â 0.45% |
| Â Â Huntington Ingalls | Â Â 142.64 | Â Â 0.57 | Â Â 0.40% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 10 (33.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 19 (66.66%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â Â Â 0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
