The GovCon Index closed in positive territory for the second consecutive day Thursday with a gain of 0.485 points to 76.738.CNBC said U.S. stocks held onto gains made in the morning session despite investor worries over a Reuters report that quoted an International Monetary Fund spokesperson that said Greece and the IMF had “major differences” over the progress of debt negotiations between both parties.
Investors welcomed a report that said retail sales increased 1.2 percent in May and the ex-autos figure at 1 percent, according to CNBC.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.97Â points to 18, 039.37, the S&P 500 composite index gained 3.66Â points to 2, 108.86 and the NASDAQ composite index moved up 5.82 points to 5, 082.51.
Top Percentage Gainers
| Â Company | Â $ Stock Price | Â $ Change | Â % Change |
| Â CSC | Â Â 69.38 | Â Â 1.90 | Â Â 2.82% |
| Â Engility Holdings | Â Â 27.35 | Â Â 0.56 | Â Â 2.09% |
| Â Health Net | Â Â 62.18 | Â Â 0.90 | Â Â 1.47% |
| Â Â Northrop Grumman | Â Â 160.77 | Â Â 2.21 | Â Â 1.39% |
| Â Â L-3 Communications | Â Â 102.16 | Â Â 1.20 | Â Â 1.19% |
Market Summary
| Â Advancing Issues | Â Â 18 (60.00%) |
| Â Declining Issues | Â Â 12 (40.00%) |
| Â Unchanged Issues | Â Â Â 0 |
Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.
