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These three financial stocks can turn market volatility into profit, offering investors potential upside as trading activity and credit spreads rise

Benchmark indices ended in the red, though retail sentiment stayed bullish. Metal stocks rallied in a weak market, while real estate and banking stocks saw selling pressure.

The research firm upgraded its rating to ‘Buy,’ with the stock having gained over a third in value this year.

The top U.S. bank, JPMorgan & Chase, boosted its dividend to $1.50 a share from $1.40 per share and launched a share buyback plan worth $50 billion.

The company said it has applied to list its common stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “FIG.”

Wall Street's biggest banks are rewarding shareholders with a wave of dividend hikes and buybacks totaling more than $100 billion, after clearing the Federal Reserve's 2025 stress test with capital left to spare.

Analysts have noted that over recent months, Dollar General's low-cost products, which are also essential household items, have proven to be the company's selling point amid economic uncertainty.

Between January and June, China reportedly imported 1.4 million barrels per day of crude oil through major terminals.

Markets remained rangebound as investors weighed sectoral cues and the upcoming earnings season. Analysts pegged Nifty resistance at 25,800 and noted sustained FII selling pressure.

According to TheFly, the brokerage also raised its price target for the stock to $51 from $47, citing outsized expectations for free cash flow generation.

Shares of specialty vehicles contractor Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) jumped 5.1% in the afternoon session after analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to "buy" from "neutral". The investment firm also boosted its price target on the company to $131 from $124, suggesting potential upside from its current trading levels.

Shares of toy and entertainment company Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) jumped 5.8% in the afternoon session after the company received an upgrade from Goldman Sachs, which cited benefits from its popular "Magic: The Gathering" card game. 

Nike, one of the best Dow stocks last month, rose nearly 17% in June, although most of the increase came in a single day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up around 4% in the first half of 2025 with a large majority of the 30 stocks positive.

Goldman Sachs analysts are betting that new Fed rules will free up an estimated $5.5 trillion on bank balance sheets.

The private survey found a slight accumulation of backlogged orders for the first time in three months.

Amid the turmoil and uncertainties in recent months, U.S. equity markets have reached a staggering new milestone, with market capitalization hitting $63.8 trillion.

If approved, the First National Digital Currency Bank would be able to operate as a federally regulated trust institution.

Citigroup said the bank is a ‘big winner’ from the test, as its SCB levels are expected to decrease.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects the Federal Reserve to deliver three quarter-point interest rate cuts this year, revising its outlook upward amid muted tariff effects and labor market weakness, the Wall Street brokerage said on Monday.

Financial analyst and strategist Tom Lee stated Monday that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) will play a crucial role in the banking sector’s future, highlighting the rationale for buying and holding the second-largest cryptocurrency in reserves.

Wall Street Keeps Climbing as Deals, AI Drama, and Trade Winds Stir Up the Market