After another punishing week for bank and financial stocks, it's somewhat surprising that First Keystone Financial Inc. was the biggest gainer among the Philadelphia-area companies the Inquirer tracks. The Delaware County-based bank reported decent first-quarter earnings, and the market responded nudging its stock price up 14 percent to close at $11.71 on Friday.
On the other hand, more bad news for the new-home building sector put pressure on Bensalem-based Orleans Homebuilders Inc. Shares fell 24 percent as Toll Bros. Inc. and others saw little end to one of the nation's worst housing slumps. Orleans closed at $4.42 Friday.
