Find which stocks outperformed despite Friday's bearish mood

Against the current: Markets slid, yet TAL Education Group, Vector Group Ltd., Bunge Limited went up and made this list of Friday's top consumer_defensive stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones shed 0.33% and closed at 33,427. Nasdaq was down 0.24% before closing the session at 12,658.

Despite markets falling Friday, some consumer_defensive stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.

TAL Education | Up 2.26% to $5.89 Friday

An influx of buyers helped the Chinese education and tutoring company to end the session higher around $5.89, while establishing a $5.63 to $5.9 session range Friday.

New Oriental Education & Technology | Closed +1.54% at $37.66

Bullish sentiment helped the private educational service provider to hammer out a noteworthy $36.51 to $37.79 range Friday, and finally closing at $37.66 to end the session.

Bunge Limited Bunge | Up 1.84% to $90.45 Friday

11 months ago the US agribusiness and food company reached a significant high of $118.32 but has consequently lost 24.93% since then. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 23.35%. The company has a market cap of $13.62 billion with an average daily volume of 1 million shares. Bunge Limited Bunge last reported revenue of $15.33 billion with an EPS of $3.26.

+2.11%: Friday Vector Group increased by 2.11%, ended the session at $11.6

Pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the US diversified holding company to make a notable 2.11% gain Friday, rising 24 cents and ultimately closing at $11.6. The company's market cap currently stands at $1.81 billion with an average daily trading volume of 641,100 shares.