Against the current: Markets slid, yet Bright Mountain Media, Inc., Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., First Solar, Inc. went up and made this list of yesterday's top stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq shed 0.66% and closed at 11,379. S&P 500 slipped 0.47% and closed at 3,951.39.
On the other hand, positive data was released earlier when highly important Crude Oil Inventories data from United States beat analyst expectations of 457,000 with a reading of 1.17 million.
Even though markets fell yesterday, some stocks were bullish. Have a look at these Top Gainers from yesterday's session:
First Solar | Up 15.69% to $195.68 yesterday
Having closed Tuesday at $169.14, bullish sentiment helped First Solar, Inc. to reach highs around $196.85 before paring gains and ending yesterday at $195.68.
First Solar reported earnings results Tuesday, with EPS at -0.07 and revenues at $1 billion; these results are mixed when compared to a consensus of -0.18 Earnings Per Share and $1 billion revenue. Since the release of its earnings report, First Solar gained 17.8%.
+12.73%: Clarivate levels up 12.73% in yesterday's session; traders eye opening bell in 4 hours time
The insights and analytics company rose as high as $12 before giving up its gains and dropping back to $11.42 before the close on yesterday. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $7.70 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5 million shares.
Clarivate released its quarterly earnings report yesterday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 0.19 per share on revenue of $675.3 million, topping estimates of 0.13 per share on revenue of $650 million. Since the release of its earnings report, Clarivate gained 12.73%.
+19.24%: Sarepta levels up 19.24% in yesterday's session; traders eye opening bell in 4 hours time
After closing Tuesday at $122.13, Sarepta Therapeutics closed at $145.63 yesterday after climbing to $152.28 and dropping back down. The company has a market cap of $12.78 billion with an average daily volume of 1.24 million shares.
Bright Mountain Media | Up 50% to 15 cents yesterday
Bright Mountain Media rose 5 cents to close at 15 cents yesterday which makes for a move of 50%.