Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (TZA, DRV, FAZ, SPXU)

U.S. equity market struggled today, after another disappointing initial claims report. Bear market ETFs posted significant gains, and Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (

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was the best among them, with an increase of 8.00%. TZA gained on the weakness in the Russell 2000 Index. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (

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jumped 7.38%, as Simon Property Group, Inc

dropped 2.47 points, or 2.69%. Kimco Realty Corporation

fell 4.23% and Vornado Realty Trust

lost 2.95%. Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares(

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added 6.37% on Thursday, as the financial sector experienced another sell off. Bank of America Corporation

lost 2.25% today, and PNC Financial Services

fell 3.50%. ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (

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gained 5.16% today, and closed at $33.23. It had a volume of 7.09M traded shares. SPXU seeks to replicate the performance equal to triple the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500.