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 after dropping 0.35%, Nasdaq closed at 12,300. S&P 500 was down 0.16% before closing the session at 4,124.

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

News Corp | Closed +8.67% at $18.29

The US mass media and publishing giant traded at $18.29 Friday, after making its biggest single-day jump of $1.46 (8.67%) since May 2021. The US mass media and publishing giant is now trading 22.34% below the significant high of $21.67 it set around 3 months ago. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 8.73%. The company's market cap currently stands at $10.58 billion with an average daily trading volume of 740,992 shares.

News Corp | Closed +8.67% at $18.29

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.

+26.48%: First Solar appreciates 26.48% with $232 as the high of the day

The PV power plant enabler rose as high as $232 before giving up its gains and dropping back to $231.69 before the close on Friday. The PV power plant enabler's market cap currently stands at $24.75 billion with an average daily trading volume of 3.43 million shares. The Nasdaq has been doing worse in 2022, it has been passing it by 72.61%.