Financial stocks finished up broadly 0.2% on Wall Street on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- First Bancorp (FBP): FBP stock is up 5.3% today.
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): TPL stock is up 3.8% today.
- American National Insurance (ANAT): ANAT stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS): VRTS stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mgic Investment Corp (MTG): MTG stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK): PUK stock is up 2.3% today.
- Itau Unibanco Banco Holding Sa (ITUB): ITUB stock is up 2.3% today and up 21.6% in the last month.
- Fleetcor Technologies (FLT): FLT stock is up 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wisdomtree Invstmnts (WETF): WETF stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Aviva Plc (AV): AV stock is up 2.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Cash America International (CSH): CSH stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Sterling Financial Corp (STSA): STSA stock is down 1.5% today on 9 times normal volume.
- First American Corp (FAF): FAF stock is down 1.4% today.
- Banco Macro S.A. (BMA): BMA stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY): NLY stock is down 1.4% today.
- Umpqua Holdings Corp (UMPQ): UMPQ stock is down 1.4% today on 9 times normal volume.
- Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS): ASPS stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Regions Financial Corp (RF): RF stock is down 1.2% today.
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is down 1.1% today and down 23.2% in the last month.
- Cathay General Bancorp (CATY): CATY stock is down 1.1% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
