The GovCon Index fell 0.067 points — or 0.095 percent — to close at 70.674 on Wednesday.Copper prices declined 5.7 percent to $2.4945 per pound in New York and was a factor that drove U.S. stocks to decline, according to Bloomberg.
Investors showed some concern over data that showed a decline in retail sales during December, Bloomberg reports.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1.06 percent — or 186.59 to 17, 427.09, the S&P 500 composite index declined 11.76 points to 2, 011.27 and the NASDAQ composite index slid 22.17 points to 4, 639.32.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Orbital | Â 26.68 | Â 1.13 | Â 4.42% |
| Â Serco Inc. | Â 2.35 | Â 0.07 | Â 3.07% |
| Â ATK | Â 119.94 | Â 2.08 | Â 1.76% |
| Â Navistar | Â 31.73 | Â 0.38 | Â 1.21% |
| Â Maximus | Â 55.84 | Â 0.30 | Â 0.54% |
Market Summary
| Advancing Issues | Â 13Â (43.33%) |
| Declining Issues | Â 17 (56.66%) |
| Unchanged Issues | Â Â 0 |
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
