Hottest Financial Stocks Now – NNI FCFS NBG EEFT

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Financial stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

  • Nelnet Inc (NNI): NNI stock is up 8.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • First Cash Financial Services (FCFS): FCFS stock is up 5.7% today.
  • National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG): NBG stock is up 5.0% today.
  • Euronet Worldwide (EEFT): EEFT stock is up 4.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Morgan Stanley (MS): MS stock is up 3.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Barclays Plc (BCS): BCS stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd (PTP): PTP stock is up 3.0% today.
  • SLM Corp (SLM): SLM stock is up 3.2% today.
  • Hancock Holding Company (HBHC): HBHC stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Privatebancorp (PVTB): PVTB stock is up 3.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

  • Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH): UNH stock is down 5.1% today.
  • Health Net Inc (HNT): HNT stock is down 5.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP): WLP stock is down 4.3% today.
  • Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS): ADS stock is down 4.3% today.
  • Aetna Inc (AET): AET stock is down 3.8% today.
  • Humana Inc (HUM): HUM stock is down 3.6% today.
  • BB&T Corp (BBT): BBT stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH): MOH stock is down 2.8% today.
  • Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB): FITB stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Cigna Corp (CI): CI stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.


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