The GovCon Index closed at a loss in its first session post-Fourth of July weekend to record a decline of 0.117 points and end at 74.604 Monday.
Uncertainty over the debt negotiations in Greece weighed on U.S. stocks Monday after two-thirds of Greek citizens voted “no” on a proposal from the country’s creditors on a bailout deal, according to CNBC.
Energy shares in the S&P 500 percent fell nearly 1.5 percent and the Nasdaq’s biotechnology sector declined 0.7 percent, CNBC reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 46.53 points to 17, 683.58, the S&P 500 composite index slipped 8.02 points to 2, 068.76 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 17.27 points to 4, 991.94.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â $ Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Â ICF International | Â Â 36.48 | Â Â 0.50 | Â Â 1.39% |
| Â Â Raytheon | Â Â 96.75 | Â Â 1.18 | Â Â 1.23% |
| Â Intelsat | Â Â 20.89 | Â Â 0.20 | Â Â 0.97% |
| Â Â Navistar International | Â Â 9.61 | Â Â 0.07 | Â Â 0.73% |
| Â Â Maximus | Â Â 66.21 | Â Â 0.45 | Â Â 0.68% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 15 (50.00%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 13 (43.33%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â Â Â 2Â (6.66%) |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
