09:03 AM EDT, 03/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.9%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 2.4% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 2.5%.

Barclays ( BCS ) is pulling back on asset-based lending to smaller borrowers following the collapses of Market Financial Solutions and Tricolor Holdings, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Shares of Barclays ( BCS ) were up more than 3% premarket.