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

Markets were flat today, yet Bunge Limited, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., Coty Inc. showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.

Markets completed a mixed session today, as Nasdaq ended the session at 12,700 after a 1.71% gain. S&P 500 closed the day at 4,151.28, having gained 0.88%.

Current market events are being influenced by ambiguous macro data as United States Pending Home Sales improved upon its previous reading of -5.2% with a new data release of 0%.

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

+1.19%: risk-on sentiment allowed ADM to post 1.19% gain today

After ending yesterday at $72.85, Archer-Daniels-Midland Co went up to $74.29 only to drop back, yet still traded well overall and closed at $73.72 today. The food processing giant's market cap currently stands at $40.15 billion with an average daily volume of 2.81 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P by 27.68%.

+3.48%: Bunge Limited Bunge closes at $93.61 after gaining 3.48%

After ending yesterday at $90.46, Bunge Limited Bunge went up to $99.61 only to drop back, yet still traded well overall and closed at $93.61 today. Currently, the US agribusiness and food company has a market capitalization of $14 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.14 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 22.15%.

Spectrum Brands | Up 2.91% to $74 today

Having set a significant low of $39.03 7 months ago, the US manufacturing company is trading 84.24% higher. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $3 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.15 million shares. Spectrum Brands has a forecast of $759.29 million with an EPS of -5 cents.

+1.95%: Coty levels up 1.95% in today's session; traders eye opening bell in 14 hours time

The US beauty company went up to $10.97, gaining 1.95%. The US beauty company's market cap currently stands at $9.36 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5.57 million shares.