Afternoon Market Update (HRB, GS, ETFC, HCN, CAG)

H&R Block Inc HRB has appointed Jeff Brown as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brown has been the interim CFO of the company for the last 5 months. Shares of H&R Block lost about 1.4%. US Financial stocks moved down, as investors awaited the decision on the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve. The top gainers in the sector were Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS and E-Trade Financial Corp ETFC. The top loser among the large-cap financial stocks was Health Care REIT HCN. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) lost about 0.29%. Shares of ConAgra Inc CAG lost more than 5% after the company posted a weaker-than-expected FQ1 profit and lowered its projections for full-year profit. The company posted FQ1 net earnings at $0.33 per share. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.