Health-care companies and financial stocks still look attractive, according to Mr. Ablin and others.
Short-sellers have trained their sights on financial stocks, and there are plenty of reasons why.
Fellow financial stocks were also in the green, as Goldman added 1.6% and Citi rose 0.8%.
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They have bought and sold health-care and financial stocks based on their expected future earnings.
All sectors of the market posted gains on Tuesday, led by energy and financial stocks.
Thanks to a late day rally, financial stocks surged, and the SKF tumbled more than 16%.
Is it the selling isolated to the financial stocks and the financial stocks alone?
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The market correctly interpreted Greenspan's mood by putting on a smart rally in financial stocks.
Market sentiment remains bearish despite big gains, especially loathed sectors like the financial stocks.
Not everyone is convinced about the hope for financial stocks in the long run.
The bank, which denied wrongdoing, saw shares pop up almost 2% and led financial stocks today.
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Canadian energy, mining and financial stocks are jumping higher, and for U.S. investors, a declining dollar multiplies these gains.
Financial stocks finished the day with the strongest gains after starting the day as the worst-performing sector.
Moreover, financial stocks which have been extremely sensitive to ongoing Eurozone problems also made some gains today.
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But in Hong Kong, property and financial stocks were among the worst performers after the long weekend.
Energy and financial stocks were among the worst performers in Asia at the end of the week.
This news sent financial stocks lower, with Bank of America ( BAC) stock down nearly 4% today.
Leading the gains were health care and financial stocks, while telecommunications and technology shares weighed on the downside.
They drove Lazard shares down 6.6% this week through Tuesday, even as financial stocks rallied as a group.
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Other financial stocks followed their lead, and the financial sector SPDR ETF (XLF) ended the day 2.1% higher.
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And financial stocks garnered the attention of investors this week following some notable analyst calls from the sector.
In 2007 the financial stocks gave us the clues we needed to protect ourselves for what was coming.
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Financial stocks on a whole fell hard after the bailout bill's passage after leading earlier in the day.
Over 30% are financial stocks, as this sector has been doing quite well over the past few months.
European financial stocks sold off sharply overnight and that spilled over into selling pressure in stock markets worldwide.
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Investors are dumping not only financial stocks but dollars, and they're plowing money into hard assets like gold instead.
If economy in U.S. improves, the conditions improve for small cap financial stocks.
There has also been modest buying of financial stocks and information technology shares.
This decline was amid a weak day across the board for financial stocks.
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Next best have been financial stocks, which have more than doubled in value.
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