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May 17, 2023Against the current: Markets slid, yet James Hardie Industries plc, Lufax Holding Ltd, Universal Display Corporation went up and made this list of yesterday's top stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones shed 1% and closed at 33,000. S&P 500 closed at 4,110, a 0.64% change.
This down-slide takes place while United States macroeconomics indicators data published earlier are pointing downward as well — United States Retail Sales improved upon its previous reading of -0.7% with a new data release of 0.4%.
Despite markets falling yesterday, some stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
+6.71%: Lufax posts solid session with 6.71% gain; upside capped at $1.76
After ending Monday at $1.64, the personal financial services platform spiked to $1.76 and closed yesterday at $1.75 — gaining 6.71% overall. The company has a market cap of $4.40 billion with an average daily trading volume of 8.30 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 32.57%.
+7%: James Hardie Industries levels up 7% in yesterday's session; traders eye opening bell in 11 hours time
After ending Monday's session at $22.86, James Hardie Industries went up to $24.79 yesterday only to fall back and close at $24.46. Currently, the world's largest fibre cement manufacturer has a market capitalization of $10.87 billion with an average daily volume of 36,112 shares. So far this year, it has performed better than the Nasdaq by 24%.
+6.54%: solid session for Universal Display generates 6.54% gain yesterday
Universal Display ended Monday at $139.51. yesterday it went up to $149.89 only to drop back, yet still managed to close at $148.63. The lighting company's market cap currently stands at $7 billion with an average daily volume of 481,421 shares. The Nasdaq has been doing worse in 2022, it has been passing it by 27.15%.
