Financial stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Wellpoint Health Networks Inc (WLP): WLP stock is up 1.8% to $110.32, near the 52-week high of $110.03.
- Hercules Technology Growth Capital (HTGC): HTGC stock is up 1.7% today.
- Credit Acceptance Corp (CACC): CACC stock is up 1.3% today on 3 times normal volume.
- The Carlyle Group L.P. (CG): CG stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK): PUK stock is up 1.1%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Calamos Convertible and High (CHY): CHY stock is up 1.1% today.
- Aetna Inc (AET): AET stock is up 1.0% to a new 52-week high of $82.92.
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): TPL stock is up 1.0% today.
- KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR): KKR stock is up 0.9%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Lpl Investment Holdings Inc (LPLA): LPLA stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Viewpoint Financial Group (VPFG): VPFG stock is down 2.3% today.
- Horace Mann Educators Corp (HMN): HMN stock is down 1.8% today.
- Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX): MKTX stock is down 1.8%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Hancock Holding Company (HBHC): HBHC stock is down 1.8% today.
- Bancorpsouth Inc (BXS): BXS stock is down 1.8% today.
- United Bankshares (UBSI): UBSI stock is down 1.7% today.
- Privatebancorp (PVTB): PVTB stock is down 1.7% today.
- Cna Financial Corp (CNA): CNA stock is down 1.6% today.
- Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN): CFFN stock is down 1.6% today.
- First Financial Bankshares (FFIN): FFIN stock is down 1.6% 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.
