09:22 AM EST, 11/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.1% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.3% lower.

Qifu Technology ( QFIN ) shares rose nearly 5% after the company reported higher Q3 earnings and revenue.

Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE ) will serve as the calculation agent for a series of freight rate indices that the New York Shipping Exchange will launch next year, NYSHEX said. Shares of Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE ) were up over 1% premarket.

KKR (KKR) shares were up 0.2% after the company said it launched the second part of its two-stage tender offer for Tokyo-listed Fuji Soft's shares and options.