09:21 AM EDT, 06/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Thursday, with The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) down 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 0.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.5% higher.

Marathon Digital Holdings ( MARA ) stock was up over 2% after the company said it has started mining Kaspa (KAS-USD), a proof-of-work digital asset, in a move to diversify its portfolio.

UBS (UBS) is reorganizing its global wealth management arm as part of its strategy to offer more investment services to its ultra-rich client base, multiple news outlets reported. UBS shares were 0.7% higher premarket.

Carlyle Group ( CG ) and KKR (KKR) have won a $10 billion student loan book auction from Discover Financial, Financial Times reported, citing four people with knowledge of the matter. Carlyle Group ( CG ) stock was over 2% higher pre-bell.