Financial stocks finished up 0.5% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4%, the Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 increased 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Fleetcor Technologies (FLT): FLT stock is up 2.7% today.
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is up 2.6% today.
- E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC): ETFC stock is up 2.5% today.
- Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR): IBKR stock is up 2.3% today.
- Barclays Plc (BCS): BCS stock is up 2.2% today.
- First Bancorp (FBP): FBP stock is up 2.2% today.
- Webster Financial Corp (WBS): WBS stock is up 2.0% today.
- Regions Financial Corp (RF): RF stock is up 2.0% today.
- City National Corp (CYN): CYN stock is up 2.0% today.
- Bancorpsouth Inc (BXS): BXS stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- ING Clarion Global Real Estate (IGR): IGR stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Eaton Vance Limited Duration (EVV): EVV stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Gamco Global Gold Natural Resources (GGN): GGN stock is down 0.9%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Credicorp Ltd (BAP): BAP stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Markel Corp (MKL): MKL stock is down 0.8% today.
- KB Financial Group Inc (KB): KB stock is down 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Arch Capital Group Ltd (ACGL): ACGL stock is down 0.7% today.
- Onebeacon Insurance Group (OB): OB stock is down 0.7% today.
- Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland (IRE): IRE stock is down 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- American Capital Mortgage Inves (MTGE): MTGE stock is down 0.6% 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.
