Financial stocks finished up 1.4% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%, the Nasdaq was up 1.2% and the S&P 500 increased 1.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among financial stocks include:
- KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR): KKR stock is up 2.7% today.
- Fortress Investment Group (FIG): FIG stock is up 2.6% today.
- Morgan Stanley (MS): MS stock is up 2.3% today.
- Blackrock (BLK): BLK stock is up 2.3% today.
- Bank of America Corp (BAC): BAC stock is up 2.2% today.
- Envestnet Inc (ENV): ENV stock is up 2.1% today.
- Cno Financial Group (CNO): CNO stock is up 2.1% today.
- Federated Investors (FII): FII stock is up 2.1% today.
- Astoria Financial Corp (AF): AF stock is up 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- The Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW): SCHW stock is up 2.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among financial stocks include:
- Nationstar Mortgage Holdngs I (NSM): NSM stock is down 0.7% today.
- Duff & Phelps Utilities Income (DNP): DNP stock is down 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM): WTM stock is down 0.2% today.
- Balckrock Build America Trust (BBN): BBN stock is down 0.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
