09:00 AM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial Stocks rose in Friday's pre-bell hours with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) 0.5% higher recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.2% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.2% lower.

Nomura Holdings ( NMR ) shares gained more than 2% after the company reported higher fiscal Q2 net income and net revenue.