Financial stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.3%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2%, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 pushed 0.2% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Radian Group Inc (RDN): RDN stock is up 3.2% today.
- Nationstar Mortgage Holdngs I (NSM): NSM stock is up 3.4% today.
- Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN): OCN stock is up 2.4% today.
- Mgic Investment Corp (MTG): MTG stock is up 2.2% today.
- Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG): LYG stock is up 2.1% today.
- Wisdomtree Invstmnts (WETF): WETF stock is up 2.4% today.
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): TPL stock is up 1.7% today.
- Aviva Plc (AV): AV stock is up 1.5% today.
- Cigna Corp (CI): CI stock is up 1.3% today.
- Seventy Seven Energy Inc. (SSE): SSE stock is up 1.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB): GAB stock is down 5.4% today.
- Westpac Banking Corp (WBK): WBK stock is down 2.9% today.
- Apollo Investment Corp (AINV): AINV stock is down 1.8% today.
- Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR): NMR stock is down 1.7% today.
- Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG): SHG stock is down 1.7% today.
- Mizuho Financial Group (MFG): MFG stock is down 1.6% today.
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is down 1.4% today.
- Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF): UTF stock is down 1.4% today.
- Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Inc (RQI): RQI stock is down 1.1% today.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG): SMFG stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
