The Index remains 7.02 percent below its three-month high of 77.214 from Aug. 17 and is 1.62 percent down from its Aug. 28 close of 72.975, the last gain prior to Wednesday.
The S&P 500 composite closed above and the NASDAQ composite index left correction territory Wednesday but the Dow Jones Industrial Average remains in a correction.
Investors drew confidence from the Federal Reserve‘s newest Beige Book that said U.S. economic activity is continuing on a path of solid growth, according to CNBC.
Energy shares also rebounded on crude oil’s 1.85 percent rise to $46.25 in New York despite an Energy Information Administration report that said oil inventories rose in the prior week, CNBC said.
Traders will watch Friday’s payrolls report as that is the last piece of economic data to go public before the Fed’s next meeting on Sept. 16 and 17 that could see the central bank raise interest rates.
Executive Mosaicâs GovCon Index tracks 30 large, publicly-traded government contracting firms.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Serco Group | 1.78 | +0.20 | +12.66% |
Huntington Ingalls Industries | 114.26 | +6.71 | +6.24% |
Textron | 38.58 | +1.41 | +3.79% |
Maximus | 62.10 | +2.12 | +3.53% |
Raytheon | 103.38 | +3.34 | +3.34% |
Market Summary
 Advancing Issues |   28 (93.33%) |
 Declining Issues |    2 (6.66%) |
 Unchanged Issues |    0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 71.791 | +1.665 | +2.374% |
S&P 500 | 1, 948.86 | +35.01 | +1.82% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16, 351.38 | +293.03 | +1.82% |
NASDAQ | 4, 749.98 | +113.87 | +2.46% |