09:01 AM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.9%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 2.5% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 2.6%.

Blackstone (BX) said Monday it has closed its Blackstone Life Sciences VI fund after securing $6.3 billion in total capital commitments. Shares of Blackstone were up more than 1% premarket.