09:11 AM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose pre-bell Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.5% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 1.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 1.3% lower.

Itau Unibanco Holding ( ITUB ) shares were down more than 1% even after the company reported higher Q4 net income and operating revenue.

ING Groep ( ING ) shares fell by over 2% after the company reported a decline in Q4 earnings and unchanged revenue from a year earlier.

AllianceBernstein Holding ( AB ) shares were up 0.3% after the company reported higher Q4 adjusted net income and revenue.