09:23 AM EDT, 08/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Tuesday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) recently advancing by 0.6%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was 1% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was down 1.3%.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) shares were up nearly 2% after it reported US matched equity volume of 39.6 billion shares in July, up from 33.9 billion shares a year earlier.

Capital Southwest ( CSWC ) shares were nearly 2% higher after it reported fiscal Q1 total investment income of $51.4 million, compared with $40.4 million a year earlier.