08:51 AM EST, 01/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were declining premarket Monday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) 0.4% lower recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 1.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.2% higher.

Blackstone (BX) is evaluating a sale of Liftoff for over $4 billion including debt, Reuters reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Blackstone shares were down more than 1% pre-bell.