08:59 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (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 0.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.5% higher.

MSCI ( MSCI ) shares were down more than 10% after the company posted Q2 adjusted earnings and operating revenue that missed analysts' expectations.