08:54 AM EDT, 03/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose premarket Wednesday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently advancing by 0.3%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.9% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.9% lower.

Stellus Capital Investment ( SCM ) shares were down more than 2% after the company priced a public offering of $75 million of 7.25% notes due 2030.