09:19 AM EDT, 07/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) slightly declining.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.3% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.1%.

NatWest Group ( NWG ) stock was up more than 3% after the company posted higher Q2 earnings and revenue.

WisdomTree ( WT ) shares were up more than 2% after the company posted higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial ( SMFG ) shares were down 0.3% even after the company reported higher fiscal Q1 earnings and ordinary income.