Sector Update: Financial Stocks Rise Pre-Bell Thursday

09:16 AM EST, 11/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 1.3%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 3.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 3.7% lower. Carlyle Group (CG) stock was up more than 1% after the company reported higher Q3 after-tax distributable earnings and revenue. Virtu Financial (VIRT) shares were up more than 4% after the company posted higher Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue. Prudential (PUK) shares were down more than 1% after the company posted lower Q3 new business sales.