Financial stocks gained ground thanks to improving earnings results from some of the world’s biggest investment banks, and that lifted the Financial Sector Select SPDR ETF higher by 1%. On the other hand, slipping gold prices produced a 5% decline for the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X ETF Target shares fell 6% after the retailer posted an update on its latest business trends showing that revenue over the key holiday period dropped 4.9%.