The GovCon Index closed Friday with a loss of 0.258 points to 76.239.
Engility Corp. (NYSE: EGL) led gainers with a jump of 37.92 percent following a positive second quarter earnings report to close the week at 30.44.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 46.37 points to 17, 373.38, the Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index fell 5.99 points to 2, 077.57 and the Nasdaq composite index went down 12.90 points to 5, 043.54.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engility Holdings | 30.44 | +8.37 | +37.92% |
| Leidos Holdings | 44.45 | +1.22 | +2.82% |
| Computer Sciences Corp. | 64.96 | +1.42 | +2.23% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 26.76 | +0.48 | +1.83% |
| Orbital ATK | 77.77 | +0.95 | +1.24% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | 9 (30.00%) |
| Declining Issues | 21 (70.00%) |
| Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
