09:07 AM EDT, 06/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declining by 0.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.4% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.7% higher.

Lloyds Banking Group ( LYG ) is planning to increase its focus on workplace pensions to boost its wealth segment as part of its five-year strategy through 2030, Bloomberg reported, citing internal company documents and a source familiar with the matter. Shares of Lloyds Banking Group ( LYG ) were up more than 1% premarket.