09:01 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.5% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.6%.

MSCI ( MSCI ) shares were up more than 3% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and operating revenue.