Discover which stocks outperformed Friday's bearish market

Against the current: Markets slid, yet First Solar, Inc., Icahn Enterprises L.P., News Corporation went up and made this list of Friday's top stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq slipped 0.35% and closed at 12,300. After dropping 0.16%, S&P 500 closed at 4,124.

Even though markets fell Friday, some stocks were bullish. Have a look at these Top Gainers from Friday's session:

+8.67%: News Corp levels up 8.67% in Friday's session; traders eye opening bell in 20 hours time

Bullish sentiment helped the US mass media and publishing giant to hammer out a noteworthy $17.71 to $18.68 range Friday, and finally closing at $18.29 to end the session. The US mass media and publishing giant's market cap currently stands at $10.58 billion with an average daily trading volume of 740,992 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 8.73%.

Icahn Enterprises | Up 11.85% to $35.4 Friday

The diversified holding company is now trading 36.8% below its 3-month high of $55.51. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 49.3%. The company has a market cap of $12.52 billion with an average daily volume of 4 million shares.

First Solar | Up 26.48% to $231.69 Friday

The US solar panel manufacturer topped out at $232 having ended Friday at $231.69. However, despite early momentum, the stock gave up its gains to now trade at $231.69.