Financial stocks advanced 0.5% on Wall Street so far on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 0.7% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.5% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is up 3.5% today.
- Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR): BFR stock is up 4.3% today and up 29.0% in the last month.
- Banco Macro S.A. (BMA): BMA stock is up 2.9% today.
- National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG): NBG stock is up 2.7% today.
- Health Net Inc (HNT): HNT stock is up 2.6% to a new 52-week high of $42.61.
- Bankrate Inc (RATE): RATE stock is up 2.7% today and up 21.1% in the last month.
- Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL): WAL stock is up 2.2% today.
- Old Republic International Corp (ORI): ORI stock is up 2.1% today.
- Astoria Financial Corp (AF): AF stock is up 1.9% today.
- Flagstar Bancorp (FBC): FBC stock is up 1.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Fidelity National Financial (FNF): FNF stock is down 13.7% today.
- Financial Engines (FNGN): FNGN stock is down 3.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund (KYE): KYE stock is down 2.2% today.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO): AGO stock is down 1.7%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Nationstar Mortgage Holdngs I (NSM): NSM stock is down 1.9% today.
- Greenhill & Co. Inc (GHL): GHL stock is down 1.0% today.
- Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (KYN): KYN stock is down 1.1% today.
- Westpac Banking Corp (WBK): WBK stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Lazard Ltd (LAZ): LAZ stock is down 0.7% today.
- Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc (RBS): RBS stock is down 0.5% 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.
