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

Teck Resources Limited, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Nucor Corp made Thursday's list of top gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US rose as Nasdaq gained 0.76% and closed at 12,100. S&P 500 ended the session at 4,105 after a 0.36% gain.

Here are the biggest basic_materials stocks gainers from Thursday.

+1.44%: Nucor levels up 1.44% in Thursday's session; traders eye opening bell in a day time

After ending Wednesday at $143.47, Nucor went up to $146.32 only to drop back, yet still traded well overall and closed at $145.53 Thursday. Currently, America's largest steelmaker has a market capitalization of $36.66 billion with an average daily volume of 2 million shares. So far this year, it has performed better than the S&P by 4.35%.

+4.12%: Teck Resources closes at $43.97 after gaining 4.12%

The mining and mineral development business went up to $43.97, gaining 4.12%. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $22.26 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5.61 million shares. So far this year, it has been outperforming the Nasdaq by 6.96%.

+2%: Cleveland-Cliffs gains 2% within $16.54 to $17.43 daily range

The iron ore processor went up to $17.26, gaining 2%. The iron ore processor's market cap currently stands at $8.89 billion with an average daily trading volume of 10.33 million shares.