Nike (NKE) had the highest return in March 1989 by a large-cap US stock, returning 58.4%.

ASSET	MONTH	% RETURN
Nike (NKE)	March 1989	58.4%
US Bancorp (USB)	March 1989	33.56%
Cooper Companies, Inc Common Stock (COO)	March 1989	23.33%
Waste Management (WM)	March 1989	22.58%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)	March 1989	21.78%
MasTec (MTZ)	March 1989	20.42%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)	March 1989	19.61%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)	March 1989	19.14%
Kinross Gold (KGC)	March 1989	18.75%
PulteGroup (PHM)	March 1989	18.18%
Valero Energy (VLO)	March 1989	17.17%
Comcast (CMCSA)	March 1989	16.11%
Franklin Resources (BEN)	March 1989	15.92%
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD)	March 1989	15.83%
Fastenal (FAST)	March 1989	15.64%
PACCAR (PCAR)	March 1989	14.5%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)	March 1989	13.1%
Danaher (DHR)	March 1989	13.04%
Church & Dwight (CHD)	March 1989	12.79%
Humana (HUM)	March 1989	12.05%
Altria (MO)	March 1989	11.95%
American International (AIG)	March 1989	11.64%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)	March 1989	11.43%
McCormick (MKC)	March 1989	11.33%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)	March 1989	10.91%

Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.