Markets were flat today, yet TAL Education Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Natura &Co Holding S.A. showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.
Markets did not have a clear cut direction — Dow Jones gained 0.28% and closed at 32,850. S&P 500 closed 3,821.62 after a stable day.
This limbo state is reflected by published market data as United States Building Permits (Nov) came out at 1.34 million, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 1.49 million.
Despite today's flat session, several mid cap and over stocks are managing to post notable gains. Take a look at the market's Top Gainers:
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | +10.48% at $7.59
After hitting an important low of $5.39 approximately 2 months ago, the Japanese financial services firm has bounced back 27.46% since. So far in 2022, it has been outperforming the Nasdaq by 49.26%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's market cap is currently $51.90 billion with an average daily volume of 2.56 million shares.
+10.05%: Natura &Co ended today at $4.27, a 10.05% increase
After closing yesterday at $3.88, Natura &Co closed at $4.27 today after climbing to $4.5 and dropping back down. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $2.93 billion with an average daily trading volume of 751,284 shares. So far in 2022, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 7.65%.
+14.13%: TAL Education posts solid session with 14.13% gain; upside capped at $9.25
After closing yesterday at $8.07, TAL Education closed at $9.21 today after climbing to $9.25 and dropping back down. The company's market cap currently stands at $5.98 billion with an average daily trading volume of 11 million shares. The Nasdaq has been doing worse in 2022, it has been passing it by 161.94%.
Viasat | +7.25% at $31.22
An influx of buyers helped the high-speed satellite broadband provider to end the session higher around $31.22, while establishing a $29.19 to $31.32 session range today.