Financial stocks finished up 0.9% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.7%, the Nasdaq increased 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 0.7%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Apollo Global Management Llc C (APO): APO stock is up 4.9% today.
- Gamco Investors (GBL): GBL stock is up 4.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Home Bancshares (HOMB): HOMB stock is up 3.9% today.
- Financial Engines (FNGN): FNGN stock is up 3.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII): AGII stock is up 3.6% to a new 52-week high of $49.57.
- First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI): FMBI stock is up 3.5% today.
- Privatebancorp (PVTB): PVTB stock is up 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- UMB Financial Corp (UMBF): UMBF stock is up 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR): BFR stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN): HMN stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP): WLP stock is down 1.3% today.
- Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR): IBKR stock is down 0.9% today.
- Willis Group Holdings (WSH): WSH stock is down 0.9% today.
- Lazard Ltd (LAZ): LAZ stock is down 0.9% today.
- Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH): UNH stock is down 0.9% today.
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG): AJG stock is down 0.7% today.
- Humana Inc (HUM): HUM stock is down 0.7% today.
- Lincoln National Corp (LNC): LNC stock is down 0.7% today.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO): AGO stock is down 0.6% today.
- Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM): BAM stock is down 0.6% 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.
