09:17 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Friday with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) up 0.1% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was 0.4% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was down 0.2%.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLX) rose 7% after it reported higher Q1 earnings and revenue.

Cohen & Steers ( CNS ) is set to join the S&P SmallCap 600 index replacing Kaman ( KAMN ) on April 23, S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Cohen & Steers ( CNS ) advanced nearly 10% pre-bell.

Regions Financial ( RF ) was down past 2% after it reported lower Q1 earnings and revenue.