How to Use gain on in a Sentence

gain on

verb
  • The stock is on track for a 6% gain on the week.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • This data justifies more stock gains on its own.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • That means double the gains on a day in the green, but double the losses on a day in the red.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
  • Schauffele failed to gain on the leaders with pars on the first eight holes before a birdie at the ninth.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • The stock, which had been going sideways for months, was adding to those gains on Monday.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The massive gains on child care, sewer socialism with the potholes, and the snow.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
  • Brent crude, the global benchmark, is pacing for a record monthly gain on 55%.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The mechanism amplifies gains on the way up and withdraws support on the way down.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Hims shares soared as much as 49% when US exchanges opened, the biggest gain on record.
    — Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • On Thursday, Wall Street gained on hopes of the Iran war ceasefire.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Eventually keep trying to gain on higher ground.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Exxon and Chevron cannot book gains on those hedges until the crude is physically delivered.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Energy remained the only sector posting gains on the month.
    — Benzinga, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Double-digit declines for stocks from Micron to Samsung come amid huge gains on the year.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • However, the stock ultimately gave up some of those gains on Friday.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Oil prices extended gains on these developments.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Samsung's stock has breached a record high and is on course for the largest single-day gain on record, data from FactSet showed.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Nvidia is on pace for an 11th consecutive winning session, its longest stretch of daily gains on record.
    — Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His iron game has improved dramatically (up 110 spots in strokes gained on approach shots).
    — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • Long-term gains on collectibles like gold can be taxed at up to 28%, but that can still be lower than the top ordinary income tax brackets.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The company's stock has breached a record high and is on course for the largest single-day gain on record, data from FactSet showed.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • The gains on the value of Pilot’s fuel inventories aren’t shown in the numbers until sold.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • The block preserved a lead that Minnesota gained on Kelvin Yeboah’s putback in the 40th minute.
    — Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Big swings like that will need to be reflected on the balance sheet and marked as non-cash expenses or gains on quarterly financial statements.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • SpaceX shares rallied 43% in their first two days on the Nasdaq and were poised for further gains on Tuesday.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Salesforce shares were unable to hold their gains on Monday, extending a losing streak to 10 sessions.
    — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 June 2026
  • Silver jumped 145% in 2025, the biggest annual gain on record.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • The three major averages suffered a losing week, dropping at least 1% in the period as oil saw even more gains on Friday.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Shares retreated in Asia and oil prices gained on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war once again appeared to stall.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • At our size, a 10% efficiency gain on the operational layer isn't a rounding error.
    — Christina Greenberg, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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