Hottest Financial Stocks Now – MBI RDN AV AFSI

by Portfolio Grader | August 7, 2014 12:30 pm

Financial stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• MBIA Inc (MBI[1]): MBI stock is up 5.9% today.

• Radian Group Inc (RDN[2]): RDN stock is up 3.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Aviva Plc (AV[3]): AV stock is up 3.3% today.

• Amtrust Financial Services (AFSI[4]): AFSI stock is up 2.5% today.

• Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL[5]): TPL stock is up 2.6% today.

• Primerica Inc (PRI[6]): PRI stock is up 1.9% today.

• Mgic Investment Corp (MTG[7]): MTG stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Apollo Investment Corp (AINV[8]): AINV stock is up 1.8% today.

• Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY[9]): NLY stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Credit Acceptance Corp (CACC[10]): CACC stock is up 0.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR[11]): BFR stock is down 2.0% today.

• Administradora De Fondos De Pensiones (PVD[12]): PVD stock is down 2.0% today.

• Enstar Group Limited (ESGR[13]): ESGR stock is down 1.9% today.

• Aetna Inc (AET[14]): AET stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Intercontinentalexchange (ICE[15]): ICE stock is down 1.6% today.

• Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP[16]): WLP stock is down 1.1% today.

• Alliance Capital Management L.P. (AB[17]): AB stock is down 1.5% today.

• Evercore Partners Inc (EVR[18]): EVR stock is down 0.6% today.

• Westpac Banking Corp (WBK[19]): WBK stock is down 1.0% today.

• Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH[20]): UNH stock is down 0.9% 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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