Financial stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.7%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, the Nasdaq rose 0.9% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Mgic Investment Corp (MTG): MTG stock is up 3.4% today.
- Onebeacon Insurance Group (OB): OB stock is up 3.1% today.
- Envestnet Inc (ENV): ENV stock is up 2.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Cohn & Steers Inc (CNS): CNS stock is up 2.4% today.
- Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG): LYG stock is up 2.3% today.
- Hilltop Holdings Inc (HTH): HTH stock is up 2.3% today.
- Federated Investors (FII): FII stock is up 2.2% today.
- Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL): WAL stock is up 2.2% today.
- TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMTD): AMTD stock is up 2.1% today.
- Mastercard Inc (MA): MA stock is up 2.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is down 1.9% today.
- Tortoise MLP Fund (NTG): NTG stock is down 1.6% today.
- Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio (BLX): BLX stock is down 1.6% today.
- Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS): VRTS stock is down 1.5% today on 2 times normal volume.
- MBIA Inc (MBI): MBI stock is down 1.3% today.
- Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (KYN): KYN stock is down 1.2% today.
- Central Fund of Canada (CEF): CEF stock is down 1.2% today.
- Discover Financial Services (DFS): DFS stock is down 1.2% today.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO): AGO stock is down 1.1% today.
- Loews Corp (L): L stock is down 1.0% 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.
