The GovCon Index rebounded some ground Thursday with an increase of 0.541 percent — or 0.386 points — to close at 70.063 on Friday.Stocks largely increased Friday after the release of the Labor Department‘s jobs report, which said U.S. businesses added 321, 000 new employees in November to set a new high for the past three years,  according to Reuters.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 0.33 percent to close at 17, 958.79, the S&P 500 composite index recorded a nominal 0.02 percent gain to 2, 072.30 and the NASDAQ composite index increased 0.11 percent to 4, 774.59.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Company | Stock Price | $ Change | % Change |
| Â Northrop Grumman | Â 147.69 | Â 7.85 | Â 5.61% |
| Â CGI Group | Â 36.71 | Â 0.67 | Â 1.86% |
| Â Exelis | Â 17.76 | Â 0.19 | Â 1.08% |
| Â AECOM Technology | Â 30.82 | Â 0.32 | Â 1.05% |
| Â Leidos | Â 43.47 | Â 0.39 | Â 0.91% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | 18Â (36.66%) |
| Declining Issues | 9Â (30.00%) |
| Unchanged Issues | 1Â (0.03%) |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
