Find which stocks outperformed despite yesterday's bearish mood

Against the current: Markets slid, yet Braskem S.A., APA Corporation, Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd went up and made this list of yesterday's top basic_materials stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones closed at 33,427, a 0.33% change. Nasdaq shed 0.24% and closed at 12,658.

While price action maintains a negative bias, United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 191,500, while the previous figure was 216,600.

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

Braskem SA ADR | Up 2.36% to $9.55 yesterday

Braskem S.A. hit a significant low of $6.29 around a month ago, but has since recovered 48.33%. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 2.29%. Latin America's largest petrochemical company's market cap currently stands at $3.80 billion with an average daily volume of 2 million shares.

APA, Apache closes at $33.41, increasing by 70 cents and adding one more to its four straight day of gains

Ending Thursday at $32.71, the Texan hydrocarbon explorer rallied 2.14% yesterday and stayed at the $33.41 level. The company's market cap currently stands at $10.31 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5.59 million shares.

+1.63%: Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd opened at $16.15 yesterday before posting solid session gaining 1.63%

Pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the mining royalty and streaming company to make a notable 1.63% gain yesterday, rising 26 cents and ultimately closing at $16.26. The company has a market cap of $3 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1 million shares.