best performing sandp 500 stocks by month in 2008

Hartford Financial Services (HIG) had the best month in 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC) in December 2008, returning 108.4%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Hartford Financial Services (HIG)
December 2008
108.37%
DexCom (DXCM)
April 2008
87.8%
United Airlines (UAL)
July 2008
65.87%
Principal Financial (PFG)
December 2008
64.74%
United Airlines (UAL)
October 2008
64.71%
Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
February 2008
61.68%
Insulet (PODD)
December 2008
61.51%
Darden Restaurants (DRI)
December 2008
57.61%
PulteGroup (PHM)
January 2008
55.71%
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)
December 2008
52.78%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
July 2008
52.54%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
August 2008
47.65%
Prudential Financial (PRU)
December 2008
44.86%
Steel Dynamics (STLD)
December 2008
44.67%
EMCOR (EME)
December 2008
43.97%
Delta Air Lines (DAL)
October 2008
43.72%
Cigna (CI)
December 2008
43.16%
Ford Motor (F)
April 2008
43.15%
Assurant (AIZ)
December 2008
41.38%
Bank of America (BAC)
July 2008
41.14%
Best Buy (BBY)
December 2008
41.11%
Delta Air Lines (DAL)
July 2008
37.84%
Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR)
December 2008
37.66%
Nucor (NUE)
December 2008
36.9%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
March 2008
36.67%