09:05 AM EDT, 05/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose pre-bell Friday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing by 1.6% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 4.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 4.4% lower.

ING Groep ( ING ) shares were up over 6.6% after the company reported Q1 earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations.