The GovCon Index closed Friday at 68.027 points, a decrease from Thursday’s trading by 0.459 points — or 0.679 percent.Bloomberg reported relatively flat figures on the stock market after new economic data showed a dip in the unemployment rate during October to a six-year low and job creation figures for the month that were lower than many economists expected.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 19.46 points – or 0.11 percent – to 17573.93, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 increased 0.71 points — or 0.03 percent — to 2031.92.
The Nasdaq composite index lost 5.94Â points –Â or 0.13 percent — to close at 4632.53.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Company | Stock Price | % Change |
| Navistar | 36.82 | 2.02% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 38.99 | 1.83% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 25.74 | 1.50% |
| CGI Group Inc. | 35.19 | 0.69% |
| AECOM Technology | 33.00 | 0.67% |
 Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | 10Â (33.33%) |
| Declining Issues | 19Â (66.33%) |
| Unchanged Issues | 1 (3.33%) |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) Companies.
