Hottest Financial Stocks Now – SYA AXP DFS WTM

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Financial stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 was down 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:

  • Symetra Financial Corp (SYA): SYA stock is up 9.4% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • American Express Company (AXP): AXP stock is up 6.3% today on 4 times normal volume.
  • Discover Financial Services (DFS): DFS stock is up 2.2% today.
  • White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM): WTM stock is up 1.0% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Cohn & Steers Inc (CNS): CNS stock is up 1.6% today on 4 times normal volume.
  • Verisk Analytics (VRSK): VRSK stock is up 1.4% today.
  • Euronet Worldwide (EEFT): EEFT stock is up 1.3% today.
  • The Navigators Group (NAVG): NAVG stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Tfs Financial Corp (TFSL): TFSL stock is up 1.1% today.
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK): BK stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:

  • Bancolombia S.A. (CIB): CIB stock is down 2.2% today.
  • MBIA Inc (MBI): MBI stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ): CSQ stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Ares Capital Corp (ARCC): ARCC stock is down 2.0% today.
  • E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC): ETFC stock is down 1.9% today.
  • Kcg Holdings Inc (KCG): KCG stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Maiden Hldgs Ltd (MHLD): MHLD stock is down 1.7% today.
  • Markel Corp (MKL): MKL stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Gamco Investors (GBL): GBL stock is down 2.1% today.
  • United Bankshares (UBSI): UBSI stock is down 1.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com.

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here.

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


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