08:59 AM EDT, 07/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising pre-bell Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently advancing by 0.3%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.9% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.5% lower.

DeFi Technologies ( DEFT ) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it has opened a new office in Dubai, UAE to support growing institutional interest in digital assets across the Middle East and North Africa region.