The GovCon Index closed at a gain of 0.434 points to 72.702 in Friday trading.
All three major indices in the U.S. recorded modest gains as investors continued to anticipate the Federal Reserve‘s meeting later this week, Bloomberg reported.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 composite index rose 2.1 percent for its best month since July.
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index tracks 30 large, publicly-traded government contracting firms.
Top GovCon Index Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Serco Group plc | 1.62 | +0.06 | +3.85% |
BAE Systems | 28.00 | +0.68 | +2.49% |
Health Net | 65.74 | +1.29 | +2.00% |
Maximus | 62.26 | +1.22 | +2.00% |
Northrop Grumman | 168.52 | +2.82 | +1.70% |
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 24 |
Declining Issues | 6 |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 72.702 | +0.434 | +0.601% |
S&P 500 | 1, 961.04 | +8.74 | +0.45% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16, 432.89 | +102.49 | +0.63% |
NASDAQ | 4, 822.34 | +26.09 | +0.54% |