Hottest Financial Stocks Now – SLM ACAS CYN SBNY

by Portfolio Grader | July 24, 2014 6:15 pm

Financial stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq fell 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• SLM Corp (SLM[1]): SLM stock is up 2.6% today.

• American Capital (ACAS[2]): ACAS stock is up 2.5% today.

• City National Corp (CYN[3]): CYN stock is up 2.4% today.

• Signature Bank (SBNY[4]): SBNY stock is up 2.3% today.

• Amtrust Financial Services (AFSI[5]): AFSI stock is up 2.3% today.

• Cvb Financial Corp (CVBF[6]): CVBF stock is up 2.2% today.

• First Bancorp (FBP[7]): FBP stock is up 2.2% today.

• Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA[8]): BBVA stock is up 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC[9]): ASBC stock is up 2.2% today.

• East West Bancorp (EWBC[10]): EWBC stock is up 2.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Gamco Investors (GBL[11]): GBL stock is down 2.4% today.

• Oaktree Capital Group Llc (OAK[12]): OAK stock is down 1.9% today.

• Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII[13]): AGII stock is down 1.6% today.

• Global Payments Inc (GPN[14]): GPN stock is down 1.6% today.

• Selective Insurance Group (SIGI[15]): SIGI stock is down 1.5% today.

• Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund (KYE[16]): KYE stock is down 1.3% today.

• KB Financial Group Inc (KB[17]): KB stock is down 1.2% today.

• Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd (MRH[18]): MRH stock is down 1.1% today.

• Rli Corp (RLI[19]): RLI stock is down 1.0% today.

• Renaissancere Holdings Ltd (RNR[20]): RNR stock is down 1.0% 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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