09:16 AM EDT, 09/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks fell in Wednesday's premarket hours with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) 0.3% lower recently.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 1% higher.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) generated $229 million from selling Bank of America ( BAC ) shares this month, a regulatory filing showed. Bank of America ( BAC ) shares were down 0.7% premarket.

Citigroup ( C ) said it appointed Robert Walsh as interim chief accounting officer, effective immediately, while a search for a permanent appointee is underway. Citigroup ( C ) shares were 0.5% lower pre-bell.

Goldman Sachs Group ( GS ) has appointed Raghav Maliah, Yoshihiko Yano, and Ed Wittig as co-heads of mergers and acquisitions in the Asia Pacific region, Reuters reported, citing an internal memo. Goldman Sachs Group ( GS ) were down 0.5% premarket.