Financial stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.4%, the Nasdaq rose 0.7% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS): ADS stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Envestnet Inc (ENV): ENV stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Protective Life Corp (PL): PL stock is up 1.8% today.
- Bofi Holding (BOFI): BOFI stock is up 1.8% today.
- BankUnited Inc. (BKU): BKU stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Global Payments Inc (GPN): GPN stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Union First Market Bankshares Corp (UBSH): UBSH stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Banco Santander-Chile Ads (BSAC): BSAC stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Bank of The Ozarks (OZRK): OZRK stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Broadridge Financial Solutions Llc (BR): BR stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Phh Corp (PHH): PHH stock is down 3.9% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is down 0.9% today.
- The Hanover Insurance Group (THG): THG stock is down 0.6% today.
- Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund (KYE): KYE stock is down 0.6% today.
- Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp (TYG): TYG stock is down 0.6% today.
- E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC): ETFC stock is down 0.6% today.
- Clearbridge Energy MLP Fund Inc (CEM): CEM stock is down 0.6% today.
- Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is down 0.6% today.
- Lpl Investment Holdings Inc (LPLA): LPLA stock is down 0.5% today.
- Chubb Corp (CB): CB stock is down 0.5% 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.
