09:14 AM EDT, 09/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) down 0.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.3% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.1%.

FactSet Research Systems ( FDS ) shares were 0.9% higher premarket after BlueMatrix said it acquired FactSet's RMS Partners business.