Hottest Financial Stocks Now – WF PHH TD NMR

by Portfolio Grader | May 22, 2014 12:30 pm

Financial stocks advanced 0.3% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.3% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd (WF[1]): WF stock is up 6.3% today.

• Phh Corp (PHH[2]): PHH stock is up 4.3% today.

• Toronto Dominion Bank (TD[3]): TD stock is up 2.6% today.

• Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR[4]): NMR stock is up 2.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA[5]): FCNCA stock is up 2.3% today.

• Icici Bank Limited (IBN[6]): IBN stock is up 2.4% to a new 52-week high of $51.96.

• Royal Bank of Canada (RY[7]): RY stock is up 2.0% to a new 52-week high of $69.37.

• Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG[8]): SMFG stock is up 1.8% today.

• China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC[9]): LFC stock is up 1.6% today.

• Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland (IRE[10]): IRE stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Aegon Nv (AEG[11]): AEG stock is down 3.0% today.

• KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR[12]): KKR stock is down 2.3% today.

• Itau Unibanco Banco Holding Sa (ITUB[13]): ITUB stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Banco Bradesco Sa (BBD[14]): BBD stock is down 1.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL[15]): AFL stock is down 1.3% today.

• Banco Santander (SAN[16]): SAN stock is down 1.3% today.

• National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG[17]): NBG stock is down 0.6% today.

• Ims Health Holdings Inc. (IMS[18]): IMS stock is down 0.9% today.

• Banco Santander Brasil Sa (BSBR[19]): BSBR stock is down 1.0% today.

• Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK[20]): PUK stock is down 0.7% 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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