Financial stocks rose 1.0% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.8% and the S&P 500 increased 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (ASPS): ASPS stock is up 3.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- First Tennessee National Corp (FHN): FHN stock is up 3.5% today on 4 times normal volume.
- Wisdomtree Invstmnts (WETF): WETF stock is up 3.2% today.
- Privatebancorp (PVTB): PVTB stock is up 3.2% today.
- First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI): FMBI stock is up 2.7% today.
- Seventy Seven Energy Inc. (SSE): SSE stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Bancorpsouth Inc (BXS): BXS stock is up 2.6% today.
- Signature Bank (SBNY): SBNY stock is up 2.5% today.
- Citigroup Inc (C): C stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Bank of The Ozarks (OZRK): OZRK stock is up 2.4% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is down 1.3% today.
- Chimera Investment Corp (CIM): CIM stock is down 0.9% today.
- Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM): OZM stock is down 0.9% today.
- MBIA Inc (MBI): MBI stock is down 0.7% today.
- Apollo Global Management Llc C (APO): APO stock is down 0.6% today.
- American Capital (ACAS): ACAS stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Fifth Street Finance Corp (FSC): FSC stock is down 0.5%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Greenhill & Co. Inc (GHL): GHL stock is down 0.4% today.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO): AGO stock is down 0.4% today.
- Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN): MAIN stock is down 0.4% 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.
