08:13 AM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.4% higher, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) gained 0.3% recently.

Deutsche Bank ( DB ) shares rose more than 6% after the company reported higher earnings and revenue in Q1.