08:55 AM EDT, 03/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks edged higher pre-bell Friday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 1% recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 2.9% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 2.7% lower.

KeyCorp ( KEY ) shares advanced nearly 3% one day after the company said its board authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion in common shares.