09:03 AM EDT, 04/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.4%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.2% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 1.1%.

Bank of America ( BAC ) stock was up more than 1% after the company reported higher Q1 earnings and net revenue.