Financial stocks finished up 0.9% on Wall Street on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.6%, the Nasdaq climbed 1.2% and the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Home Bancshares (HOMB): HOMB stock is up 3.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Gamco Investors (GBL): GBL stock is up 2.9% today.
- Bankrate Inc (RATE): RATE stock is up 2.9% today.
- Hilltop Holdings Inc (HTH): HTH stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Scbt Financial Corp (SCBT): SCBT stock is up 2.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH): MOH stock is up 2.3% today.
- Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII): AGII stock is up 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Euronet Worldwide (EEFT): EEFT stock is up 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- United Bankshares (UBSI): UBSI stock is up 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Privatebancorp (PVTB): PVTB stock is up 2.2% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Itau Unibanco Banco Holding Sa (ITUB): ITUB stock is down 1.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is down 1.1% today.
- Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp (TYG): TYG stock is down 1.0% today.
- Ims Health Holdings Inc. (IMS): IMS stock is down 0.8% today.
- Alleghany Corp (Y): Y stock is down 0.8% today.
- The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX): BX stock is down 0.7% today.
- The Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW): SCHW stock is down 0.7% today.
- Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN): OCN stock is down 0.6% today.
- Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM): BAM stock is down 0.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR): KKR stock is down 0.6%, marking the third 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.
