Find out which stocks performed best in today's range-bound market

Markets were flat today, yet Procter & Gamble, Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., Freshpet, Inc. showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.

Markets did not have a clear cut direction — Nasdaq closed at 12,072 after a flat day. Dow Jones closed 33,800 after a stable day.

Current market events are being influenced by ambiguous macro data as United States Services PMI came out at 53.7, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 51.5.

Despite today's flat session, several consumer_defensive stocks are managing to post notable gains. Take a look at the market's Top Gainers:

+3.46%: Procter & Gamble gains 3.46% within $154.5 to $158.11 daily range

After closing today at $156.07, the consumer goods corporation peaked at $158.11 before giving up early gains and closing at $156.07. Procter & Gamble has a market cap of $368.19 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5.84 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Dow by 2.4%.

Freshpet | Up 2.17% to $65 today

After ending yesterday's session at $63.63, Freshpet went up to $65.36 today only to fall back and close at $65.

Herbalife Nutrition | Closed +2.76% at $14.89

Herbalife Nutrition rallied 40 cents (2.76%) deep into the session, closing at $14.89.

+1.91%: bullish mood lifts Spectrum Brands to session high of $70.33

Bullish sentiment helped the branded consumer products supplier to hammer out a noteworthy $68.07 to $70.33 range today, and finally closing at $70 to end the session. Currently, the branded consumer products supplier has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion with an average daily volume of 570,561 shares.