The GovCon Index struggled for direction Thursday as it recorded a nominal loss of 0.014 points to close at 69.263.
U.S. markets were relatively quiet during Thursday’s trading day as investors wait to see more first quarter earnings reports from companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 56.22 points to 17, 958.73, the S&P 500 composite index climbed 9.28 points to 2, 091.18 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 23.74 points to 4, 974.56.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â AECOM Technology | Â 32.29 | Â 0.64 | Â 2.02% |
| Â Intelsat | Â 12.25 | Â 0.22 | Â 1.83% |
| Â Serco Inc. | Â 2.90 | Â 0.05 | Â 1.75% |
| Â Raytheon | Â 110.01 | Â 1.03 | Â 0.95% |
| Â Harris Corp. | Â 80.67 | Â 0.54 | Â 0.67% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 14 (46.66%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 16 (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.
