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Futu Holdings (NASDAQ:FUTU) scored the biggest gain this week among financial stocks, jumping 24.2%, after Bank of America double-upgraded the Hong Kong-based fintech given more stable China regulations combined with its trough valuation and prospects for overseas growth;
Taking the second slot, Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) climbed 17.3% for the week ended September 1 on news that the insurer’s stock joined the S&P SmallCap 600;
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) miner Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) perked up 13.7% even as bitcoin dipped 6%;
Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN), a Shanghai-based operator of credit-driven services, gained 12%; and
Digital financial-services firm Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) advanced 11.7%.
For the top five biggest losers, Banco Itau Chile (NYSE:ITCL) took the lead, slumping 8.6%, after rising 6.9% in the prior week;
VorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL), which provides worker compensation and other insurance products, fell 5.3%;
MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX) drifted down 2.3% for the week;
BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC), a financial brokerage and tech company, slipped 1.8%; and
Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) rounded out the list with a 1.6% decline.
