09:03 AM EDT, 03/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were declining pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) down 0.3%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.2% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 1.3%.

Barclays ( BCS ) has been hit with a 1.65 million-euro ($1.91 million) fine from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority for a breach of supervisory duties in connection with contraventions of the German Securities Trading Act. Shares of Barclays ( BCS ) were down more than 1% premarket.