best performing large-cap stocks in december 2008

Hartford Financial Services (HIG) had the highest return in December 2008 by a large-cap US stock, returning 108.4%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Hartford Financial Services (HIG)
December 2008
108.37%
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)
December 2008
106.69%
MasTec (MTZ)
December 2008
85.87%
Exelixis (EXEL)
December 2008
67.33%
Principal Financial (PFG)
December 2008
64.74%
Entegris (ENTG)
December 2008
63.43%
Rambus (RMBS)
December 2008
60.16%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ)
December 2008
59.5%
Darden Restaurants (DRI)
December 2008
57.61%
Coeur Mining (CDE)
December 2008
57.14%
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO)
December 2008
56.86%
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)
December 2008
52.78%
ICICI Bank (IBN)
December 2008
47.96%
Fidelity National Financial (FNF)
December 2008
47.08%
IES (IESC)
December 2008
46.49%
IAMGold (IAG)
December 2008
45.69%
Prudential Financial (PRU)
December 2008
44.86%
Steel Dynamics (STLD)
December 2008
44.67%
EMCOR (EME)
December 2008
43.97%
ING Group NV ADR (ING)
December 2008
43.6%
Cigna (CI)
December 2008
43.16%
Eldorado Gold (EGO)
December 2008
42.99%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
December 2008
42.58%
Hecla Mining (HL)
December 2008
41.41%
Assurant (AIZ)
December 2008
41.38%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.