Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SMBC, versus FNFG.

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First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. ( FNFG) is a bank holding company operating local banks in upstate and eastern New York.

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First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. ( NASD: FNFG) is up about 3.4%, TCF Financial Corp. ( NYSE: TCB) is down about 2.3%, and Signature Bank ( NASD: SBNY) is higher by about 0.6%.

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Most recently, this has been realized in a few of our holdings: New Alliance Bancshares merged with First Niagara Financial ( FNFG), Keithley Instruments was acquired by Danaher ( DHR), and CommScope is undergoing a leveraged buyout by Carlyle Group.

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Among the largest underlying components of KRE, in trading today FirstMerit Corp ( NASD: FMER) is down about 1.2%, First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. ( NASD: FNFG) is off about 1.1%, and BancorpSouth Inc. ( NYSE: BXS) is lower by about 1.1%.

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Among the largest underlying components of KBE, in trading today Commerce Bancshares, Inc. ( NASD: CBSH) is up about 1.1%, Signature Bank ( NASD: SBNY) is up about 0.4%, and First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. ( NASD: FNFG) is higher by about 0.8%.

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