Two Distressed Financial Names Rising Today (GS, STD, XLF)

The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF

, which tracks the performance of a basket of financial stocks, has fallen 0.55% to $14.39. Two financial stocks that have been under pressure recently that are outperforming today, however, are Goldman Sachs

and Banco Santander

. On the session, Goldman (

) has gained 1.10% to $135.24. GS has been pummeled, however, over the last three months, as the stock has lost 22.06%. Spanish bank, Banco Santander

is having a very strong day, gaining 4.34% to $10.34. In just the last 5 days, Banco Santander has surged nearly 16% as investors may be coming around to the conclusion that the steep sell off in the name was overdone. Over the last 6 months, STD has lost 36.76%.