Hottest Financial Stocks Now – FNGN MKTX SYA SCHW

by Portfolio Grader | June 13, 2014 6:30 pm

Financial stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Financial Engines (FNGN[1]): FNGN stock is up 2.4% today and up 21.3% in the last month.

• Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX[2]): MKTX stock is up 2.0% today.

• Symetra Financial Corp (SYA[3]): SYA stock is up 1.9% to a new 52-week high of $22.01.

• The Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW[4]): SCHW stock is up 1.6% today.

• Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII[5]): AGII stock is up 1.5% today.

• American Equity Investment Life (AEL[6]): AEL stock is up 1.4% today.

• Radian Group Inc (RDN[7]): RDN stock is up 1.3% today.

• Fbl Financial Group (FFG[8]): FFG stock is up 1.3% today.

• Banco Macro S.A. (BMA[9]): BMA stock is up 1.3% today.

• Bgc Partners (BGCP[10]): BGCP stock is up 1.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Enstar Group Limited (ESGR[11]): ESGR stock is down 2.3% today.

• Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC[12]): PSEC stock is down 2.1% today.

• Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS[13]): VRTS stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• The Carlyle Group L.P. (CG[14]): CG stock is down 1.6% today.

• Fortress Investment Group (FIG[15]): FIG stock is down 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM[16]): OZM stock is down 1.3% today.

• Invesco Plc (IVZ[17]): IVZ stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Euronet Worldwide (EEFT[18]): EEFT stock is down 1.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Columbia Banking System (COLB[19]): COLB stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR[20]): WDR stock is down 1.0%, marking the fifth 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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