Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.4%.
The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.1% lower.
Brookfield (BN) shares were up more than 1% after the company reported Q4 distributable earnings that topped analysts' expectations.