08:58 AM EST, 02/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were steady pre-bell Friday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was recently inactive.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.2% higher.

Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) has closed its Brookfield Growth venture capital-focused unit, Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) shares were up over 1% premarket.