08:57 AM EDT, 04/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced pre-bell Tuesday wiith the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) 0.2% higher recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.9% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1% lower.

S&P Global ( SPGI ) shares were up over 4% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.