09:09 AM EDT, 07/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Thursday, with The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) down 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.9% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.7%.

Virtu Financial ( VIRT ) shares were up nearly 8% after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue.