More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%, the Nasdaq increased 0.4% and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC): LFC stock is up 8.8% today.

• Noah Holdings Ltd (NOAH): NOAH stock is up 3.3% today.

• Harbinger Group Inc (HRG): HRG stock is up 3.3% today.

• Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd (WF): WF stock is up 2.4% today.

• Bofi Holding (BOFI): BOFI stock is up 2.6% today.

• Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG): SHG stock is up 2.3% today.

• Wisdomtree Invstmnts (WETF): WETF stock is up 2.3% today.

• National Bank of Greece Sa (NBG): NBG stock is up 1.7% today.

• Bank of The Ozarks (OZRK): OZRK stock is up 1.7% today.

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Eaton Vance Corp (EV): EV stock is down 2.4% today.

• Banco Santander Brasil Sa (BSBR): BSBR stock is down 2.8% today.

• Evercore Partners Inc (EVR): EVR stock is down 1.9% today.

• Trustmark Corp (TRMK): TRMK stock is down 1.5% today.

• Firstmerit Corp (FMER): FMER stock is down 1.4% today.

• The Carlyle Group L.P. (CG): CG stock is down 1.0% today.

• Fulton Financial Corp (FULT): FULT stock is down 1.4% today.

• Och-Ziff Capital Management (OZM): OZM stock is down 1.2% today.

• F.N.B. Corp (FNB): FNB 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.