08:51 AM EDT, 08/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were declining pre-bell Wednesday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was recently down nearly 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was nearly 0.3% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was nearly up 0.5%.

Royal Bank of Canada ( RY ) shares rose past 2% after it reported higher fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue.