Hottest Financial Stocks Now – LAZ SMFG BBN AINV

by Portfolio Grader | August 28, 2014 5:45 pm

Financial stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.3%.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Lazard Ltd (LAZ[1]): LAZ stock is up 0.8% today.

• Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG[2]): SMFG stock is up 0.8% today on 5 times normal volume.

• Balckrock Build America Trust (BBN[3]): BBN stock is up 0.7% today.

• Apollo Investment Corp (AINV[4]): AINV stock is up 0.7% today.

• Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MMC[5]): MMC stock is up 0.6% today.

• Fortress Investment Group (FIG[6]): FIG stock is up 0.5% today.

• Administradora De Fondos De Pensiones (PVD[7]): PVD stock is up 0.5% today.

• Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS[8]): VRTS stock is up 0.5% today.

• Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp (TYG[9]): TYG stock is up 0.5% today.

• Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equit (EXG[10]): EXG stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Enstar Group Limited (ESGR[11]): ESGR stock is down 2.1% today.

• F.N.B. Corp (FNB[12]): FNB stock is down 1.9% today.

• International Bancshares Corp (IBOC[13]): IBOC stock is down 1.9% today.

• Glacier Bancorp (GBCI[14]): GBCI stock is down 1.7% today.

• Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM[15]): BAM stock is down 1.7% today.

• First Financial Bankshares (FFIN[16]): FFIN stock is down 1.6% today.

• Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA[17]): BBVA stock is down 1.6% today.

• Prudential Financial Inflation Retail (PRU[18]): PRU stock is down 1.6% today.

• First Bancorp (FBP[19]): FBP stock is down 1.5% today.

• Columbia Banking System (COLB[20]): COLB stock is down 1.5% 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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