09:02 AM EDT, 06/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) 0.4% higher.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.8% lower.

Barclays ( BCS ) has agreed to acquire the UK operations of GoHenry, a money management education platform for youths, from Acorns Grow, the British financial services giant said. Shares of Barclays ( BCS ) were up more than 1% pre-bell.