Hottest Financial Stocks Now – GGAL SLM CNA BOE

by Portfolio Grader | July 8, 2014 7:00 pm

Financial stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.9%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%, the Nasdaq was down 1.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL[1]): GGAL stock is up 1.9% to a new 52-week high of $15.71.

• SLM Corp (SLM[2]): SLM stock is up 1.6% today.

• Cna Financial Corp (CNA[3]): CNA stock is up 1.0% today.

• Blackrock Global (BOE[4]): BOE stock is up 0.7% today.

• Allied World Assurance Company (AWH[5]): AWH stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[6]): BFR stock is up 0.7% today and up 22.7% in the last month.

• Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL[7]): AHL stock is up 0.6% today.

• Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd (PTP[8]): PTP stock is up 0.5% today.

• Validus Holdings (VR[9]): VR stock is up 0.5% today.

• Templeton Global (GIM[10]): GIM stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Greenhill & Co. Inc (GHL[11]): GHL stock is down 3.8% today.

• Fortress Investment Group (FIG[12]): FIG stock is down 3.3% today.

• Lpl Investment Holdings Inc (LPLA[13]): LPLA stock is down 3.2% today.

• Nationstar Mortgage Holdngs I (NSM[14]): NSM stock is down 2.9% today.

• American National Insurance (ANAT[15]): ANAT stock is down 2.8% today.

• Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR[16]): IBKR stock is down 2.8% today.

• Stifel Financial Corp (SF[17]): SF stock is down 2.8% today.

• First Bancorp (FBP[18]): FBP stock is down 2.8% today.

• Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM[19]): OZM stock is down 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Privatebancorp (PVTB[20]): PVTB stock is down 2.7% 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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