08:41 AM EST, 12/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower pre-bell Monday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently falling by 1.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 3% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 3.4%.

Garden Stage ( GSIW ) shares were down 1% after saying it received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market that it is not compliant with the exchange's $1 minimum bid price requirement.