08:55 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently advanced 0.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.6% lower.

KKR (KKR) shares advanced by over 3% after the company reported higher Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue compared with a year earlier.