Meet the top gaining stocks lifted by Friday's bullish sentiment

TAL Education Group, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., Costco made Friday's list of top gainers.

Markets closed higher Friday; Nasdaq ended the session at 12,976 after a 2.19% gain. S&P 500 closed the day at 4,205.45, having gained 1.3%.

Have a look at Friday's biggest gainers:

Costco | Closed +4.26% at $507.26

The wholesale giant rallied 4.26% and maintained $507.26.

Dollar Tree | Up 4.24% to $142.45 Friday

The discount variety stores operator went up to $142.45, gaining 4.24%.

+6%: TAL Education posts solid session with 6% gain; upside capped at $6.05

After ending Thursday's session at $5.52, TAL Education went up to $6.05 Friday only to fall back and close at $5.85. Currently, the Chinese education provider has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion with an average daily trading volume of 8.55 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 44.04%.

+4.36%: New Oriental Education & Technology levels up 4.36% in Friday's session; traders eye opening bell in 8 hours time

After closing Thursday at $36, New Oriental Education & Technology closed at $37.57 Friday after climbing to $38.21 and dropping back down. The private educational service provider's market cap currently stands at $6.38 billion with an average daily volume of 1.67 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 11.56%.