Financial stocks rise, banks post solid gains By: MarketWatch December 01, 2009 at 10:11 AM EST A slew of analyst comments on banking stocks lift the industry in early trading, lending support to the broader financial sector and the rest of the market. Read More >> Related Stocks: BB&T Corp Fifth Third Bancorp S&P Bank ETF SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF SPDR U.S. Bancorp