08:52 AM EDT, 03/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were gaining pre-bell Thursday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) was 0.13% higher recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.85% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was down 0.74%.

Robinhood Markets ( HOOD ) was up 11% after the company said Wednesday that assets in custody were $118.7 billion in February, gaining 16% from January and increasing 59% from a year earlier.