09:17 AM EDT, 04/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declining by 0.1%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.2% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.1%.

Oppenheimer Holdings ( OPY ) stock was down more than 1% after the company said its Oppenheimer & Co. unit agreed to pay $70 million to settle a class-action lawsuit tied to its cash sweep program, avoiding a trial where damages could have exceeded $440 million.

HBT Financial ( HBT ) shares were up more than 2% after the company posted higher Q1 adjusted earnings and operating revenue.

Apollo Global Management ( APO ) has made a strategic minority investment in dental medical technology firm vVardis, the Swiss company said. Apollo Global Management ( APO ) shares were 0.1% lower premarket.