08:59 AM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising pre-bell Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) 0.2% higher recently.

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

Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) has agreed to sell its Australian retirement home operator Aveo for 3.85 billion Australian dollars ($2.52 billion) to The Living Company, multiple media outlets reported, citing Brookfield. Shares of Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) were up more than 1% premarket.