General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) both posted second quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations, Bloomberg reported.
Investors reacted to the Federal Reserve‘s statement that it saw “continued” improvement in the economy with increases in job creations, declines in unemployment and more activity in the housing sector, Bloomberg said in its post-close market summary.
Many traders believe an interest rate hike could happen as soon as September, Bloomberg reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 121.12 points to 17, 751.39, the S&P 500 composite index gained 15.32 points to 2, 108.57 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 22.53 points to 5, 111.73.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton | 27.99 | +2.07 | +7.99% |
Northrop Grumman | 173.44 | +10.10 | +6.18% |
Leidos Holdings | 40.40 | +1.91 | +4.96% |
Raytheon | 109.20 | +4.31 | +4.11% |
General Dynamics | 149.96 | +5.67 | +3.93% |
Market Summary
 Advancing Issues |   26 (86.66%) |
 Declining Issues |    4 (13.33%) |
 Unchanged Issues |    0 |
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.