After a steep decline in the month of August in response to economic weakness in China, the S&P 500 declined another 2.6 percent in the month of September. However, it wasn’t all bad news for index members in September.

Here’s a list of the five best-performing S&P 500 stocks over the past month.

1. NiSource Inc.

Energy holding company NiSource Inc. NI 1.22%
has mostly dodged the bullet of the collapsing energy sector, and that trend continued in the month of September.

Shares climbed 10.5 percent on the strength of a mid-month upgrade at Argus from Sell to Hold.

2. Iron Mountain Inc

REIT Iron Mountain Inc. IRM 1.77% reported EPS of $0.48 versus consensus expectations of $0.32, sending the stock higher by 11.3 percent on the month.

It was a welcome relief for shareholders, but the REIT remains down about 19.8 percent year-to-date.

3. Molson Coors Brewing Company

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