Financial stocks finished down 0.4% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq increased 0.5% and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Greenhill & Co. Inc (GHL): GHL stock is up 4.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP): WLP stock is up 1.6% to a new 52-week high of $102.44.
- Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund (KYE): KYE stock is up 1.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mastercard Inc (MA): MA stock is up 1.4% today.
- Cigna Corp (CI): CI stock is up 1.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ): CSQ stock is up 1.3% to a new 52-week high of $11.41.
- Visa Inc (V): V stock is up 1.3% today.
- Envestnet Inc (ENV): ENV stock is up 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Fidelity National Financial (FNF): FNF stock is up 1.3% to a new 52-week high of $34.02.
- Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE): ERIE stock is up 1.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Nelnet Inc (NNI): NNI stock is down 2.3% today.
- Cit Group Inc [Del] (CIT): CIT stock is down 2.3% to a new 52-week low of $42.28.
- Ims Health Holdings Inc. (IMS): IMS stock is down 2.2% today and down 56.2% in the last month.
- SLM Corp (SLM): SLM stock is down 2.1% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Washington Federal (WAFD): WAFD stock is down 2.0% today.
- Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is down 1.9% today.
- Signature Bank (SBNY): SBNY stock is down 1.8% today.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO): AGO stock is down 1.8% today.
- Goldman Sachs Group (GS): GS stock is down 1.6% today.
- First Niagara Financial Group Inc (FNFG): FNFG stock is down 1.6%, 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.
