Financial stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Amtrust Financial Services (AFSI): AFSI stock is up 8.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG): LYG stock is up 4.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Cigna Corp (CI): CI stock is up 3.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR): NMR stock is up 3.2% today.
- Mastercard Inc (MA): MA stock is up 3.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG): SMFG stock is up 2.8% today.
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): TPL stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc (RBS): RBS stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Invesco Plc (IVZ): IVZ stock is up 2.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- SLM Corp (SLM): SLM stock is down 64.1% to a new 52-week low of $9.24.
- American Equity Investment Life (AEL): AEL stock is down 7.9% today.
- Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN): OCN stock is down 6.5% today.
- Nationstar Mortgage Holdngs I (NSM): NSM stock is down 5.4% today.
- Legg Mason Inc (LM): LM stock is down 3.0% today.
- Cme Group Inc (CME): CME stock is down 1.5% today.
- Bankrate Inc (RATE): RATE stock is down 1.8% today.
- Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS): ASPS stock is down 2.1% today.
- Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP): PNFP stock is down 1.5% today.
- Westpac Banking Corp (WBK): WBK stock is down 1.4% 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.
