Gains from energy shares and Apple helped U.S. stocks to reverse declines from the morning session that stemmed from continued investor reaction to China’s currency devaluation in the previous day, according to CNBC.
The yuan closed at 6.38 per U.S. dollar, which CNBC said is close to its weakest level in four years and fueled speculation among traders that countries could artificially devalue their currencies.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.33 points to 17, 402.51, the S&P 500 composite index gained 1.98 points to 2, 086.05 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 7.60 points to 5, 044.39.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Serco Group | 2.03 | +0.15 | +7.75% |
Computer Sciences Corp. | 66.77 | +2.57 | +4.00% |
Navistar International | 18.31 | +0.68 | +3.86% |
Orbital ATK | 79.14 | +0.60 | +0.76% |
Maximus | 60.51 | +0.45 | +0.76% |
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.