09:06 AM EST, 01/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower premarket Friday, with The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) down 0.3%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.7% higher.

Lakeland Financial ( LKFN ) shares were up over 1% after the company reported lower Q4 core operational earnings and revenue that still topped analyst expectations.