The GovCon Index recovered an entire week’s worth of losses Friday with a rally of 1.046 percent to close at 73.943.
All major U.S. stock indices recorded gains of at least 1 percent after April’s employment report from the Labor Department showed the country added 223, 000 jobs during the month, which the Wall Street Journal said met many expectations of economic analysts.
According to the Journal, investors believe this report could delay an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.49 percent to 18, 191.11, the S&P 500 composite index surged 1.35 percent to 2, 116.09 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 1.17 percent to 5, 003.55.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Company | Stock Price | $ Change | % Change |
| Serco Inc. | 2.15 | 0.16 | 7.93% |
| BAE Systems Inc. | 31.47 | 0.88 | 2.88% |
| Boeing | 145.46 | 3.97 | 2.81% |
| SAIC | 51.41 | 1.36 | 2.72% |
| Health Net | 57.43 | 1.51 | 2.70% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | 25 (83.33%) |
| Declining Issues | 5 (16.66%) |
| Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
