The GovCon Index stayed flat Tuesday with a nominal gain of 0.079 points — or 0.111 percent — to close at 71.212.
U.S. markets reacted to reports that the European Central Bank could launch a quantitative easing program for one year and earnings reports from firms such as UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), CNBC reported.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 39.05Â points to close at 17, 554.23, the S&P 500Â composite index increased 9.57Â points to 2, 032.12Â and the NASDAQ composite index jumped 12.58Â points to 4, 667.42.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â Exelis | Â 17.41 | Â 0.45 | Â 2.65% |
| Â Â Navistar | Â 32.37 | Â 0.60 | Â 1.89% |
| Â Â BAE Systems Inc. | Â 30.425 | Â 0.52 | Â 1.74% |
| Â Healthnet | Â 54.43 | Â 0.81 | Â 1.51% |
| Â AECOM Technology | Â 26.08 | Â 0.28 | Â 1.09% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 13Â (43.33%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 17Â (56.66%) |
| Â 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.
