09:13 AM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Friday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.3%.

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 0.5%.

Nu Holdings ( NU ) stock was up more than 9% after the company reported higher Q2 earnings and revenue that also topped analysts' estimates.

A consortium led by BlackRock's ( BLK ) Global Infrastructure Partners has signed a $11 billion deal with Saudi Aramco's Jafurah gas processing facilities, Aramco said. BlackRock ( BLK ) shares were nearly 1% lower premarket.

Goldman Sachs ( GS ) is offering clients stakes in Millennium Management starting at $1 million, Bloomberg News reported, citing documents being circulated by the bank. Goldman Sachs ( GS ) stock was down 3% pre-bell.