09:03 AM EDT, 03/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were gaining pre-bell Friday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.2% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.4% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.4% lower.

Trinity Capital ( TRIN ) was up more than 1% after it increased its cash dividend to $0.51 per share, payable on April 15 to shareholders on record as of March 28.