Against the current: Markets slid, yet Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Procter & Gamble went up and made this list of yesterday's top mega cap stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as S&P 500 slipped 0.67% and closed at 3,695. Nasdaq lost 0.85% and ended the session at 10,681.
This downslide might be related to financial indicators data published earlier as data from United States concerning Crude Oil Inventories was released yesterday at 14:30 UTC. Newly published figures emphasized continued decline from last month's figure of 9.88 million to -1.73 million this month.
Despite markets falling yesterday, some mega cap stocks managed to go up. Have a look at these top gainers.
Chevron | +3.24% at $168
An influx of buyers helped the oil and gas company to end the session higher around $168, while establishing a $163.59 to $169.21 session range yesterday.
Procter & Gamble | +0.93% at $129.56
Bullish sentiment helped the consumer goods corporation to hammer out a noteworthy $129.51 to $133 range yesterday, and finally closing at $129.56 to end the session.
Tesla | +0.84% at $222.04
Generally flat but with a slight bullish bias, Tesla ranged between $217.78 and $222.93 before closing higher at $222.04.
Exxon Mobil | +2.97% at $103.79
The oil and gas company now trading 18.2% above its 3-month low of $59.16. So far in 2022 it has been beating the Dow Jones by 86.66%. Exxon Mobil has a market cap of $432.56 billion with an average daily volume of 20.33 million shares. Exxon Mobil's last revenue report was $115.68 billion with an EPS of $4.14.