Financial stocks were mostly higher 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) rose by 0.9%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.1% lower.

WisdomTree (WT) shares were down more than 5% pre-bell, continuing from a 1.9% fall in the previous session. The company reported higher assets under management and net inflows for May.