Financial stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street on Friday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.5% and the S&P 500 was up 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL): BNCL stock is up 4.7% today.
- MBIA Inc (MBI): MBI stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Itau Unibanco Banco Holding Sa (ITUB): ITUB stock is up 2.4% today.
- Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland (IRE): IRE stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Aegon Nv (AEG): AEG stock is up 1.8% today.
- ING Group N.V. (ING): ING stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Banco Bradesco Sa (BBD): BBD stock is up 1.7% today.
- National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG): NBG stock is up 1.6% today.
- Bankrate Inc (RATE): RATE stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Enstar Group Limited (ESGR): ESGR stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR): KKR stock is down 1.1% today.
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): TPL stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Central Fund of Canada (CEF): CEF stock is down 1.1% today.
- Seventy Seven Energy Inc. (SSE): SSE stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN): OCN stock is down 1.0% today and down 25.8% in the last month.
- Apollo Global Management Llc C (APO): APO stock is down 0.9% today.
- Financial Engines (FNGN): FNGN stock is down 0.7% today.
- Cno Financial Group (CNO): CNO stock is down 0.8% today.
- China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC): LFC stock is down 0.8% today.
- Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR): BFR stock is down 1.2% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
