CNBC said U.S. stocks held onto gains made in the morning session despite investor worries over a Reuters report that quoted an International Monetary Fund spokesperson that said Greece and the IMF had “major differences” over the progress of debt negotiations between both parties.
Investors welcomed a report that said retail sales increased 1.2 percent in May and the ex-autos figure at 1 percent, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.97Â points to 18, 039.37, the S&P 500 composite index gained 3.66Â points to 2, 108.86 and the NASDAQ composite index moved up 5.82 points to 5, 082.51.
Top Percentage Gainers
 Company |  $ Stock Price |  $ Change |  % Change |
 CSC |   69.38 |   1.90 |   2.82% |
 Engility Holdings |   27.35 |   0.56 |   2.09% |
 Health Net |   62.18 |   0.90 |   1.47% |
  Northrop Grumman |   160.77 |   2.21 |   1.39% |
  L-3 Communications |   102.16 |   1.20 |   1.19% |
Market Summary
 Advancing Issues |   18 (60.00%) |
 Declining Issues |   12 (40.00%) |
 Unchanged Issues |    0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.