09:16 AM EDT, 04/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.3%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.7%.

Moody's (MCO) shares were up more than 2% after the company posted higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Stifel Financial ( SF ) stock was up more than 3% after the company reported higher Q1 non-GAAP earnings and net revenue.

CME Group ( CME ) shares were down more than 1% even after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.