Financial stocks rose 0.4% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed consistent, the Nasdaq climbed 0.3% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- Primerica Inc (PRI): PRI stock is up 3.2% today.
- Bank of America Corp (BAC): BAC stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- U.S. Bancorp (USB): USB stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Commerce Bancshares (CBSH): CBSH stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- First Interstate Bancsystem (FIBK): FIBK stock is up 1.0% today.
- Banco Macro S.A. (BMA): BMA stock is up 1.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc (RBS): RBS stock is up 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH): HQH stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH): MOH stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wilshire Bancorp (WIBC): WIBC stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio (BLX): BLX stock is down 9.3% today.
- Credit Acceptance Corp (CACC): CACC stock is down 4.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd (WF): WF stock is down 4.3% today.
- Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG): SHG stock is down 3.8% today.
- KB Financial Group Inc (KB): KB stock is down 3.6% today.
- Noah Holdings Ltd (NOAH): NOAH stock is down 3.4% today and down 28.4% in the last month.
- China Life Insurance Company Limited (LFC): LFC stock is down 2.7% today.
- Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF): CINF stock is down 2.0% today.
- First Cash Financial Services (FCFS): FCFS stock is down 1.1% today.
- Bancfirst Corp (BANF): BANF stock is down 1.6% 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.
