Hottest Financial Stocks Now – GNW HLSS VRTS AB

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Financial stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.4% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

  • Genworth Financial Inc (GNW): GNW stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Home Loan Servicing Solutions (HLSS): HLSS stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS): VRTS stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Alliance Capital Management L.P. (AB): AB stock is up 2.0% today.
  • First Bancorp (FBP): FBP stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Janus Capital Group Inc (JNS): JNS stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Bancorpsouth Inc (BXS): BXS stock is up 1.7% today.
  • United Community Banks (UCBI): UCBI stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Provident Financial Services (PFS): PFS stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Selective Insurance Group (SIGI): SIGI stock is up 1.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

  • Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM): BAM stock is down 1.7% today.
  • The Carlyle Group L.P. (CG): CG stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Envestnet Inc (ENV): ENV stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Barclays Plc (BCS): BCS stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Harbinger Group Inc (HRG): HRG stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG): LYG stock is down 0.8% today.
  • TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMTD): AMTD stock is down 0.8% today.
  • MSCI Inc (MSCI): MSCI stock is down 0.8% today.
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM): JPM stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Aviva Plc (AV): AV stock is down 0.8% 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.


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