Against the current: Markets slid, yet Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. went up and made this list of yesterday's top large cap stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as S&P 500 was down 0.67% before closing the session at 3,695. Nasdaq lost 0.85% and ended the session at 10,681.
This down-slide takes place while United States macroeconomics indicators data published earlier are pointing downward as well — United States Crude Oil Inventories published yesterday at 14:30 UTC came out at -1.73 million, falling short of the 1.38 million projections and continuing its decline from the previous 9.88 million figure.
Even though markets fell yesterday, some large cap stocks managed to go up. Have a look at these top gainers.
ASML | +6.27% at $424
ASML Holding ended Tuesday at $399. yesterday it went up to $431.85 only to drop back, yet still managed to close at $424.
Interactive Brokers | +6.91% at $76.09
Interactive Brokers ended Tuesday's session at $71.17. yesterday started with an increase to $76.66, but dropped back and closed at $76.09.
Interactive Brokers released its quarterly earnings report Tuesday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 1.08 per share on revenue of $847 million, topping estimates of 0.96 per share on revenue of $797.32 million. Since the release of its earnings report, Interactive Brokers gained 10.74%.
Intuitive Surgical | +9% at $211.14
After ending Tuesday's session at $193.73, Intuitive Surgical went up to $220.95 yesterday only to fall back and close at $211.14. Daily trading volume (5.87 million shares) was higher than the current multiday average of 2 million.
Intuitive Surgical released its quarterly earnings report Tuesday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 1.19 per share on revenue of $1.56 billion, topping estimates of 1.12 per share on revenue of $1.51 billion. Since the release of its earnings report, Intuitive Surgical gained 11.06%.
Netflix | +13.09% at $272.38
After closing yesterday at $272.38, the streaming heavyweight peaked at $279.26 before giving up early gains and closing at $272.38. Daily trading volume (46.69 million shares) increased, making up 315% of the 21-day average (14.82 million).
Netflix released its quarterly earnings report Tuesday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 3.1 per share on revenue of $7.93 billion, topping estimates of 2.18 per share on revenue of $7.85 billion. Since the release of its earnings report, Netflix gained 11.13%.