Hottest Financial Stocks Now – CATY PACW IBOC CSE

by Portfolio Grader | April 1, 2014 5:45 pm

Financial stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.7% higher, the Nasdaq increased 1.8% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Cathay General Bancorp (CATY[1]): CATY stock is up 4.3% today.

• Pacwest Bancorp (PACW[2]): PACW stock is up 3.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• International Bancshares Corp (IBOC[3]): IBOC stock is up 3.8% today.

• Capitalsource Inc (CSE[4]): CSE stock is up 3.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP[5]): PNFP stock is up 3.7% today.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[6]): BFR stock is up 3.6% today and up 24.7% in the last month.

• Home Bancshares (HOMB[7]): HOMB stock is up 3.3% today.

• First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI[8]): FMBI stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL[9]): GGAL stock is up 3.3% today and up 28.1% in the last month.

• National Penn Bancshares (NPBC[10]): NPBC stock is up 3.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Templeton Global (GIM[11]): GIM stock is down 1.9% today.

• Cme Group Inc (CME[12]): CME stock is down 1.8% today.

• Amtrust Financial Services (AFSI[13]): AFSI stock is down 1.7% today.

• Renaissancere Holdings Ltd (RNR[14]): RNR stock is down 1.4% today.

• Axis Capital Holdings (AXS[15]): AXS stock is down 1.3% today.

• American Capital (ACAS[16]): ACAS stock is down 1.1% today.

• Duff & Phelps Utilities Income (DNP[17]): DNP stock is down 1.0% today.

• Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL[18]): TPL stock is down 1.0% today.

• Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL[19]): AHL stock is down 1.0% today.

• XL Company Switzerland Gmbh (XL[20]): XL stock is down 0.9% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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