09:22 AM EDT, 04/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.4%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.4% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 1.4%.

Bank of America ( BAC ) stock was up 2.2% after the company reported higher Q1 earnings and net revenue.

Morgan Stanley ( MS ) shares were up 2.8% after the company posted higher Q1 earnings and net revenue.

First Horizon ( FHN ) stock was up about 3% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.