09:20 AM EST, 11/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Monday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing by 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.4% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.3% lower.

Green Dot ( GDOT ) stock was up more than 12% after the company said it has agreed to be acquired by Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial.

Paysafe ( PSEWF ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has expanded its partnership with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid.