09:16 AM EDT, 03/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.6%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.6% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 1.5%.

Victory Capital ( VCTR ) said it sent a revised "superior" proposal to acquire Janus Henderson Group ( JHG ) for $40 per share in cash and 0.25 of a Victory Capital ( VCTR ) common share for each Janus Henderson ( JHG ) share, an increase of $10 per share from its previous proposal. Janus Henderson Group ( JHG ) stock was up more than 2% premarket.

Green Dot ( GDOT ) shares were up more than 8% after the company reported a higher Q4 operating revenue.

HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) is planning to sell at least $1 billion in Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds, Bloomberg reported. HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) stock was up more than 1% pre-bell.