09:00 AM EDT, 03/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Tuesday, with The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) 0.2% higher.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.7% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.6% lower.

Interactive Brokers Group ( IBKR ) shares were over 1% higher after the company said its platform now provides access to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.