Hottest Financial Stocks Now – BMA GGAL BFR ANAT

by Portfolio Grader | July 30, 2014 1:00 pm

Financial stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.4%, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Banco Macro S.A. (BMA[1]): BMA stock is up 17.4% today and up 29.5% in the last month.

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL[2]): GGAL stock is up 14.8% today.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[3]): BFR stock is up 15.7% today and up 23.3% in the last month.

• American National Insurance (ANAT[4]): ANAT stock is up 4.2% today.

• Financial Engines (FNGN[5]): FNGN stock is up 4.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Barclays Plc (BCS[6]): BCS stock is up 4.0% today.

• Icici Bank Limited (IBN[7]): IBN stock is up 2.6% today.

• E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC[8]): ETFC stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR[9]): CFR stock is up 2.5% today.

• Ameriprise Financial Services (AMP[10]): AMP stock is up 2.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Genworth Financial Inc (GNW[11]): GNW stock is down 8.5% today.

• Humana Inc (HUM[12]): HUM stock is down 5.0% today.

• Renaissancere Holdings Ltd (RNR[13]): RNR stock is down 4.1% today.

• Global Payments Inc (GPN[14]): GPN stock is down 1.8% today.

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL[15]): AFL stock is down 2.7% today.

• Cigna Corp (CI[16]): CI stock is down 1.6% today.

• Aetna Inc (AET[17]): AET stock is down 1.7% today.

• UBS Ag (UBS[18]): UBS stock is down 1.8% today.

• Willis Group Holdings (WSH[19]): WSH stock is down 1.6% today.

• Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP[20]): WLP stock is down 1.1% 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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