Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about today’s action in the Financial (NYSE:XLF) sector:

Gainers (% price change)

First California (NASDAQ:FCAL):

The shares closed at $4.00, up $0.37, or 10.19%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $116.88 million.

iShares FTSE NAREIT Ind (NYSE:FNIO):

The shares closed at $27.83, up $1.39, or 5.26%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $2.32 billion.

SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM):

The shares closed at $13.64, up $0.54, or 4.12%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $6.94 billion.

Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE):

The shares closed at $5.05, up $0.17, or 3.48%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $380.42 million.

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE:JEF):

The shares closed at $15.89, up $0.47, or 3.05%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $3.13 billion.

Losers (% price change)

Helios High Yield Fund (NYSE:HHY):

The shares closed at $23.14, down $4.54, or 16.4%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $157.94 million.

Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN):

The shares closed at $2.69, down $0.15, or 5.28%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $310.91 million.

Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL):

The shares closed at $7.20, down $0.37, or 4.89%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $893.81 million.

AEGON N.V. (NYSE:AEG):

The shares closed at $4.21, down $0.19, or 4.32%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $7.19 billion.

ING Groep N.V. (NYSE:ING):

The shares closed at $7.66, down $0.33, or 4.13%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $28.99 billion.

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