Financial stocks rose broadly on Wall Street so far on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.9%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 1.0% higher, the Nasdaq was up 1.0% and the S&P 500 increased 1.0%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG): NBG stock is up 5.0% today.
- Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR): BFR stock is up 3.6% today.
- ING Group N.V. (ING): ING stock is up 4.2% today.
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL): TPL stock is up 4.2% today.
- Amtrust Financial Services (AFSI): AFSI stock is up 3.0% today.
- General Electric Company (GE): GE stock is up 3.4% today.
- Aviva Plc (AV): AV stock is up 3.3% today.
- Morgan Stanley (MS): MS stock is up 3.2% today.
- Banco Santander (SAN): SAN stock is up 3.1% today.
- Banco Santander Brasil Sa (BSBR): BSBR stock is up 3.1% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Capital One Financial Corp (COF): COF stock is down 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Comerica Inc (CMA): CMA stock is down 2.7% today.
- Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd (PTP): PTP stock is down 1.5% today.
- People’s United Financial (PBCT): PBCT stock is down 2.3% today.
- Gamco Investors (GBL): GBL stock is down 1.6% today.
- M&T Bank Corp (MTB): MTB stock is down 1.7% today.
- Astoria Financial Corp (AF): AF stock is down 1.0% today.
- Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN): HBAN stock is down 0.9% today.
- Enstar Group Limited (ESGR): ESGR stock is down 1.3% today.
- NBT Bancorp Inc (NBTB): NBTB stock is down 1.1% 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.
