Financial stocks finished down 0.6% on Wall Street on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Harbinger Group Inc (HRG): HRG stock is up 4.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR): BFR stock is up 3.8% today.
- Cigna Corp (CI): CI stock is up 2.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Sterling Bancorp (STL): STL stock is up 1.9% today.
- Euronet Worldwide (EEFT): EEFT stock is up 1.9% today.
- Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG): ECPG stock is up 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC): WIBC stock is up 1.7% today.
- Radian Group Inc (RDN): RDN stock is up 1.4% today.
- Simmons First National Corp (SFNC): SFNC stock is up 1.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Maiden Hldgs Ltd (MHLD): MHLD stock is up 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Gramercy Capital Corp. (GPT): GPT stock is down 2.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Bgc Partners (BGCP): BGCP stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG): PFG stock is down 1.8% today.
- Genworth Financial Inc (GNW): GNW stock is down 1.8% today.
- Flagstar Bancorp (FBC): FBC stock is down 1.6% today.
- Apollo Investment Corp (AINV): AINV stock is down 1.5% today.
- KB Financial Group Inc (KB): KB stock is down 1.5% today.
- Allstate Corp (ALL): ALL stock is down 1.4% today.
- Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB): GAB stock is down 1.4% today.
- Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN): HBAN stock is down 1.4% 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.
