08:55 AM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose pre-bell Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.4% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.3% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1% lower.

Itau Unibanco Holding ( ITUB ) shares were down more than 1% even though the company reported higher Q4 net income and operating revenue compared with a year earlier.