Find which stocks outperformed despite today's bearish mood

Against the current: Markets slid, yet Bright Health Group Inc., Novavax, Inc., Signature Bank went up and made this list of today's top stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq lost 0.63% and ended the session at 12,180. S&P 500 shed 0.46% and closed at 4,119.17.

While price action maintains a negative bias, United States API Weekly Crude Oil Stock released today at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 3.62 million, while the previous figure was -3.94 million.

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

Palantir Technologies | Closed +23.39% at $9.55

Palantir Technologies ended yesterday's session at $7.74. today started with an increase to $9.69, but dropped back and closed at $9.55.

Signature Bank | -25.52% today including 1,983.33% gain in aftermarket trade

The US commercial bank is now trading 99.93% below its 3-month high of $225.92. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 115.18%. The company's market cap currently stands at $7.56 million with an average daily trading volume of 4.81 million shares. Signature Bank expected revenue of $629 million with an EPS of $3.94.

Novavax | Up 27.79% to $9.52 today

The US vaccine developer topped out at $11.36 having ended today at $9.52. However, despite early momentum, the stock gave up its gains to now trade at $9.52.

Bright Health | Closed +52.94% at 26 cents

The health insurance provider closed yesterday at 17 cents. today, it gained 52.94% and remained around 26 cents.