Hottest Financial Stocks Now – FCNCA C AGII FHN

by Portfolio Grader | August 21, 2014 5:15 pm

Financial stocks finished up 1.2% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.3% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.2% and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA[1]): FCNCA stock is up 2.7% today.

• Citigroup Inc (C[2]): C stock is up 2.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII[3]): AGII stock is up 2.4% today.

• First Tennessee National Corp (FHN[4]): FHN stock is up 2.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Wisdomtree Invstmnts (WETF[5]): WETF stock is up 2.3% today.

• Primerica Inc (PRI[6]): PRI stock is up 2.1% today.

• Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS[7]): ASPS stock is up 2.1% today.

• Umpqua Holdings Corp (UMPQ[8]): UMPQ stock is up 2.0% today.

• First Bancorp (FBP[9]): FBP stock is up 2.0% today.

• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK[10]): HCBK stock is up 2.0% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Administradora De Fondos De Pensiones (PVD[11]): PVD stock is down 2.1% today.

• Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM[12]): OZM stock is down 1.5% today.

• Banco Macro S.A. (BMA[13]): BMA stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[14]): BFR stock is down 1.1% today and down 21.3% in the last month.

• Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL[15]): TPL stock is down 1.1% today.

• The Carlyle Group L.P. (CG[16]): CG stock is down 1.0% today.

• Euronet Worldwide (EEFT[17]): EEFT stock is down 1.0% today.

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL[18]): GGAL stock is down 0.7% today and down 20.1% in the last month.

• Onebeacon Insurance Group (OB[19]): OB stock is down 0.7% today.

• Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX[20]): MKTX stock is down 0.6% 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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