Hottest Financial Stocks Now – KB VR SHG BFR

by Portfolio Grader | June 24, 2014 12:45 pm

Financial stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Tuesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• KB Financial Group Inc (KB[1]): KB stock is up 2.3% today.

• Validus Holdings (VR[2]): VR stock is up 1.9% today.

• Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG[3]): SHG stock is up 2.1% today.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[4]): BFR stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Home Loan Servicing Solutions (HLSS[5]): HLSS stock is up 1.2% today.

• Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund (KYE[6]): KYE stock is up 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Corpbanca (BCA[7]): BCA stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mgic Investment Corp (MTG[8]): MTG stock is up 0.8% today.

• Chimera Investment Corp (CIM[9]): CIM stock is up 0.3% today.

• Banco Bradesco Sa (BBD[10]): BBD stock is up 1.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Bank of The Ozarks (OZRK[11]): OZRK stock is down 50.2% to a new 52-week low of $33.39.

• Gabelli Dividend (GDV[12]): GDV stock is down 4.6% today.

• Intercontinentalexchange (ICE[13]): ICE stock is down 3.4% today.

• Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland (IRE[14]): IRE stock is down 3.2%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Bofi Holding (BOFI[15]): BOFI stock is down 1.2% today.

• The Nasdaq Omx Group (NDAQ[16]): NDAQ stock is down 1.9% today.

• Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK[17]): PUK stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH[18]): MOH stock is down 1.5% today.

• Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN[19]): OCN stock is down 1.3% today.

• Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM[20]): OZM stock is down 1.2% 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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