Biggest Movers in Financial Stocks Now – GGAL BMA IRE BFR

by Portfolio Grader | July 29, 2014 6:30 pm

Financial stocks declined 0.5% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%, the Nasdaq fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL[1]): GGAL stock is up 7.4% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Banco Macro S.A. (BMA[2]): BMA stock is up 4.4% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland (IRE[3]): IRE stock is up 4.0% today.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[4]): BFR stock is up 3.6% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Euronet Worldwide (EEFT[5]): EEFT stock is up 3.4% today.

• Home Bancshares (HOMB[6]): HOMB stock is up 1.8% today.

• Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL[7]): BNCL stock is up 1.6% today.

• Envestnet Inc (ENV[8]): ENV stock is up 1.4% today.

• Bank of The Ozarks (OZRK[9]): OZRK stock is up 1.4% today.

• TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMTD[10]): AMTD stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR[11]): WDR stock is down 4.2% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL[12]): AHL stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd (ENH[13]): ENH stock is down 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Old Republic International Corp (ORI[14]): ORI stock is down 2.0% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII[15]): AGII stock is down 2.0% today.

• Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd (PTP[16]): PTP stock is down 1.8% today.

• Renaissancere Holdings Ltd (RNR[17]): RNR stock is down 1.7% today.

• The Hanover Insurance Group (THG[18]): THG stock is down 1.7% today.

• Allied World Assurance Company (AWH[19]): AWH stock is down 1.7% today.

• Prudential Financial Inflation Retail (PRU[20]): PRU stock is down 1.6% 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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