The GovCon Index closed in positive territory for the second consecutive day Tuesday with a gain of 0.263 to close at 74.324.Gains in European and Chinese markets helped U.S. stocks to a second straight day of gains and eight out of 10 sectors in the S&P 500 composite index ended the day in positive territory, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46.34 points to 18, 070.40, Â the S&P 500 composite index climbed 6.20 points to 2, 114.49 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 11.54 points to 5, 016.93.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Intelsat | Â 12.47 | Â 0.43 | Â 3.57 |
| Â Healthnet | Â 54.70 | Â 1.70 | Â 3.21 |
| Â Huntington Ingalls | Â 135.66 | Â 1.70 | Â 1.27 |
| Â Â Raytheon | Â 106.40 | Â 1.32 | 1.26 |
| Â Orbital ATK | Â 74.73 | Â 0.63 | Â 0.85 |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 21 (70.00%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â Â 9 (30.00%) |
| 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.
