09:03 AM EDT, 07/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were falling pre-bell Monday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was down 0.2% recently.
The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.8% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.7%.
Huntington Bancshares ( HBAN ) has entered into an agreement to acquire Veritex ( VBTX ) in an all-stock deal valued at $1.9 billion, the companies said. Shares of Veritex ( VBTX ) were up more than 19% and shares of Huntington Bancshares ( HBAN ) shares were down more than 2% premarket.