5 – Avis Budget Group – NYSE:CAR

4 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG

3 – Genworth Financial – NYSE:GNW

2 – Citigroup – NYSE:C

1 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC

* On Thursday Avis Rent A Car received multiple accolades at the 2009 World Travel Awards, described as the 'Oscars' of the global travel and tourism industry. Shares of CAR surged 10.2 percent to $11.97 on Friday.

* The Wall Street Journal said Friday that AIG is planning to list one of its Asian life insurance units in Hong Kong in order to raise funds to help repay its U.S. government bailout. The IPO is expected to raise between $5 billion to $10 billion for AIG. Shares inched up .80 percent to $30.12 on the news.

* Genworth Financial on Thursday sold $300 million of senior unsecured notes. The size of the deal was increased from an originally planned $250 million. Shares of GNW rose 2.6 percent to $11.60 on Friday.

* Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund said on Sunday it had sold its stake in HIGH 5 stock Citigroup, becoming the latest Gulf investor to sell foreign shares. Citi rose .30 percent to $4.06 ahead of the news on Friday.

* Bank of America saw strong demand for its TARP-busting secondary offering late Thursday, selling half a billion dollars more in securities than it originally envisioned at a discount of less than 5% to its common stock. Shares of BAC held up well to close at 3.3 percent to $16.28 on Friday.

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