Biggest Movers in Financial Stocks Now – AFSI LYG CI NMR

by Portfolio Grader | May 1, 2014 12:00 pm

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[1]): AFSI stock is up 8.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG[2]): LYG stock is up 4.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cigna Corp (CI[3]): CI stock is up 3.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR[4]): NMR stock is up 3.2% today.

• Mastercard Inc (MA[5]): MA stock is up 3.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Fortress Investment Group (FIG[6]): FIG stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG[7]): SMFG stock is up 2.8% today.

• Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL[8]): TPL stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc (RBS[9]): RBS stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Invesco Plc (IVZ[10]): IVZ stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• SLM Corp (SLM[11]): SLM stock is down 64.1% to a new 52-week low of $9.24.

• American Equity Investment Life (AEL[12]): AEL stock is down 7.9% today.

• Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN[13]): OCN stock is down 6.5% today.

• Nationstar Mortgage Holdngs I (NSM[14]): NSM stock is down 5.4% today.

• Legg Mason Inc (LM[15]): LM stock is down 3.0% today.

• Cme Group Inc (CME[16]): CME stock is down 1.5% today.

• Bankrate Inc (RATE[17]): RATE stock is down 1.8% today.

• Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS[18]): ASPS stock is down 2.1% today.

• Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP[19]): PNFP stock is down 1.5% today.

• Westpac Banking Corp (WBK[20]): WBK stock is down 1.4% 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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