Financial stocks were rising pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.7%.
The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 2% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 1.7%.
Mastercard (MA) shares were up more than 2% after the company posted higher Q4 adjusted earnings and net revenue.