An Important Season for Bank, Financial ETFs

Bank stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds strengthened Friday as three major U.S. lenders helped pave the way for continued strength in the financial segment. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) rose 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE) gained 0.8% Friday....