09:04 AM EDT, 03/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were gaining pre-bell Wednesday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently up by 0.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.3%, and bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was inactive.

Qifu Technology ( QFIN ) was more than 2% higher after it reported Q4 adjusted earnings of 7.14 renminbi ($1.01) per diluted American depositary share, up from 5.70 renminbi a year earlier.