09:15 AM EDT, 05/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks leaned lower premarket Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently declining by 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.6% higher.

Mastercard ( MA ) shares were up 0.9% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and net revenue.

KKR (KKR) shares advanced by nearly 2% after the company reported an increase in Q1 adjusted earnings.

Thomson Reuters ( TMSOF ) were down more than 1% even after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.