Financial stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 2.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.3%, the Nasdaq rose 0.7% and the S&P 500 climbed 1.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

• Union First Market Bankshares Corp (UBSH): UBSH stock is up 5.4% today on 4 times normal volume.

• MB Financial Inc (MBFI): MBFI stock is up 4.4% today.

• Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP): PNFP stock is up 4.2% today.

• Home Bancshares (HOMB): HOMB stock is up 4.0% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Prosperity Bancshares (PB): PB stock is up 3.7% today.

• Euronet Worldwide (EEFT): EEFT stock is up 3.7% today.

• Independent Bank (INDB): INDB stock is up 3.7% today.

• Cohn & Steers Inc (CNS): CNS stock is up 3.6% today.

• Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (GGAL): GGAL stock is up 3.6% today.

• First Financial Bankshares (FFIN): FFIN stock is up 3.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

• Banco Bradesco Sa (BBD): BBD stock is down 2.0% today.

• SLM Corp (SLM): SLM stock is down 0.8% today.

• Ares Capital Corp (ARCC): ARCC stock is down 0.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Eaton Vance Corp (ETW): ETW stock is down 0.2% 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.