The GovCon Index dipped into negative territory Thursday to close down 0.103 points at 76.139.
Investors reacted positively to financial reports from blue chip technology stocks such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) after stocks traded lower in the morning session, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20.42 points to 18, 059.69, the S&P 500 composite index rose 4.97 points to 2, 112.93 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 20.89 points to 5, 056.06.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â Navistar | Â Â 33.40 | Â Â 0.46 | Â Â 1.40% |
| Â Â Computer Sciences Corp. | Â Â 30.40 | Â Â 0.37 | Â Â 1.23% |
| Â Â AECOM Technology | Â Â 89.91 | Â Â 0.96 | Â Â 1.08% |
| Â Â Honeywell | Â Â 103.01 | Â Â 0.82 | Â Â 0.80% |
| Â Â CACI International | Â Â 50.22 | Â Â 0.28 | Â Â 0.56% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 14Â (46.66%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 16Â (53.33%) |
| 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.
