Hottest Financial Stocks Now – ESGR CI FIG KB

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Financial stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq increased 0.5% and the S&P 500 was up 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

  • Enstar Group Limited (ESGR): ESGR stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Cigna Corp (CI): CI stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is up 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • KB Financial Group Inc (KB): KB stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Berkshire Hath Hld B (BRK.B): BRK.B stock is up 1.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Genworth Financial Inc (GNW): GNW stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Berkshire Hath Hld A (BRK.A): BRK.A stock is up 1.6%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Tortoise MLP Fund (NTG): NTG stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Cno Financial Group (CNO): CNO stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL): AHL stock is up 1.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

  • Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS): ASPS stock is down 1.9% today and down 21.7% in the last month.
  • First Bancorp (FBP): FBP stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Home Loan Servicing Solutions (HLSS): HLSS stock is down 1.3% today.
  • Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP): PNFP stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Envestnet Inc (ENV): ENV stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM): OZM stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Glacier Bancorp (GBCI): GBCI stock is down 1.0% today.
  • First Financial Bankshares (FFIN): FFIN stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Banco Santander-Chile Ads (BSAC): BSAC stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc (MTU): MTU stock is down 0.9% 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.


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