Biggest Movers in Financial Stocks Now – GHL WLP KYE MA

by Portfolio Grader | May 5, 2014 6:15 pm

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[1]): GHL stock is up 4.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP[2]): WLP stock is up 1.6% to a new 52-week high of $102.44.

• Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund (KYE[3]): KYE stock is up 1.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mastercard Inc (MA[4]): MA stock is up 1.4% today.

• Cigna Corp (CI[5]): CI stock is up 1.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ[6]): CSQ stock is up 1.3% to a new 52-week high of $11.41.

• Visa Inc (V[7]): V stock is up 1.3% today.

• Envestnet Inc (ENV[8]): ENV stock is up 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Fidelity National Financial (FNF[9]): FNF stock is up 1.3% to a new 52-week high of $34.02.

• Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE[10]): ERIE stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Nelnet Inc (NNI[11]): NNI stock is down 2.3% today.

• Cit Group Inc [Del] (CIT[12]): CIT stock is down 2.3% to a new 52-week low of $42.28.

• Ims Health Holdings Inc. (IMS[13]): IMS stock is down 2.2% today and down 56.2% in the last month.

• SLM Corp (SLM[14]): SLM stock is down 2.1% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Washington Federal (WAFD[15]): WAFD stock is down 2.0% today.

• Fortress Investment Group (FIG[16]): FIG stock is down 1.9% today.

• Signature Bank (SBNY[17]): SBNY stock is down 1.8% today.

• Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO[18]): AGO stock is down 1.8% today.

• Goldman Sachs Group (GS[19]): GS stock is down 1.6% today.

• First Niagara Financial Group Inc (FNFG[20]): FNFG stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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