09:12 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising premarket Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.4%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.1% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 1.1%.

Aon (AON) shares were up more than 2% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Ares Management ( ARES ) stock was up more than 2% after the company posted higher Q1 earnings and revenue.

Cboe Global Markets ( CBOE ) shares were up more than 5% after the company posted higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.