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

Markets were flat yesterday, yet XPO Logistics, Inc., Hayward Holdings, Inc., CSX 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.

This limbo state is reflected by published market data as United States Services PMI released yesterday at 13:45 UTC with a figure of 53.7, while the previous figure was 52.6.

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

+3.28%: yesterday CSX increased by 3.28%, ended the session at $31.82

CSX ended Thursday at $30.81. yesterday it went up to $32.27 only to drop back, yet still managed to close at $31.82. CSX is currently trading with a market cap of $65.18 billion with an average daily trading volume of 14 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 10.83%.

+7.92%: XPO Logistics appreciates 7.92% with $44.79 as the high of the day

Pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the truck brokerage services firm to make a notable 7.92% gain yesterday, rising $3.23 and ultimately closing at $44.02. The US freight transportation company's market cap currently stands at $5 billion with an average daily volume of 2.30 million shares. So far this year, it has been outperforming the Nasdaq by 26.1%.

+4.03%: bullish mood lifts Hayward Holdings to session high of $11.68

Bullish sentiment helped the pool equipment vendor to hammer out a noteworthy $11.21 to $11.68 range yesterday, and finally closing at $11.63 to end the session. The company has a market cap of $2.47 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.35 million shares.

Hayward Holdings is scheduled to announce earnings results Wednesday. The consensus EPS estimate is 0.06 and the consensus revenue estimate is $207.93 million.