One of the more prominent market-beating financial sector stocks this month has been payment processing giant Mastercard (NYSE: MA). That stands to reason: On Oct. 31, the company delivered a third-quarter earnings report showing solid growth and a double beat on analysts' estimates.

Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 55 points, or 0.

An index of global stocks rose 1% on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs, as traders awaited President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet selection and sought to gauge the outlook for U.