The following stocks were the biggest movers and shakers in the Finance sector today.

Some of the biggest gainers among Finance stocks include:

Ambac Financial Group Inc (AMBC): AMBC stock is up 19.85% today.

Firstmerit Corp (FMER): FMER stock is up 17.5% today.

Potlatch Corp (PCH): PCH stock is up 6.81% today.

Oritani Financial (ORIT): ORIT stock is up 4.36% today.

Heartland Financial USA (HTLF): HTLF stock is up 4.66% today.

Brown & Brown (BRO): BRO stock is up 3.57% today.

Hanmi Financial Corp (HAFC): HAFC stock is up 3.35% today.

BNC Bancorp (BNCN): BNCN stock is up 1.55% today.

Popular Inc (BPOP): BPOP stock is up 3.23% today.

Crown Castle International Corp (CCI): CCI stock is up 2.81% today.

Some of the biggest losers among Finance stocks include:

Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN): HBAN stock is down 8.86% today.

Emergent Capital Inc. (EMG): EMG stock is up 0.48% today.

Provident Financial Holdings (PROV): PROV stock is down 4.61% today.

Virnetx Holding Corp (VHC): VHC stock is down 4.7% today.

Om Asset Management Ltd (OMAM): OMAM stock is down 3.35% today.

China Life Insurance Company Ltd (LFC): LFC stock is down 2.87% today.

First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF): THFF stock is up 0.99% 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.