09:04 AM EDT, 08/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declining by 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.6% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.5%.

HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) shares were down more than 1% even after the company posted higher Q2 basic earnings per share and revenue.