Find which stocks outperformed despite yesterday's bearish mood

Against the current: Markets slid, yet First Solar, Inc., Icahn Enterprises L.P., News Corporation went up and made this list of yesterday's top stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq closed at 12,300, a 0.35% change. S&P 500 shed 0.16% and closed at 4,124.

Meanwhile, United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 216,600, while the previous figure was 214,800.

Even though markets fell yesterday, some stocks were bullish. Have a look at these Top Gainers from yesterday's session:

+8.67%: News Corp ended yesterday at $18.29, a 8.67% increase

The media and information services company went up to $18.29, gaining 8.67%. Currently, the US mass media and publishing giant has a market capitalization of $10.58 billion with an average daily trading volume of 740,992 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 8.73%.

Icahn Enterprises | Closed +11.85% at $35.4

The Florida-based conglomerate is now trading 36.8% below its 3-month high of $55.51. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 49.3%. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $14.75 billion with an average daily volume of 4 million shares.

First Solar | Up 26.48% to $231.69 yesterday

After ending Thursday's session at $183.19, First Solar went up to $232 yesterday only to fall back and close at $231.69.