09:27 AM EDT, 09/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Tuesday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) slightly declining.

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

FactSet Research Systems' ( FDS ) RMS Partners business has been acquired by BlueMatrix, the latter said. FactSet Research Systems ( FDS ) shares were 0.9% higher premarket.

KKR (KKR) shares were up 0.2% after the company said it acquired Japanese insurance distributor Hoken Minaoshi Hompo Group from Advantage Partners.

Royal Bank of Canada ( RY ) stock was up 0.2% after the company said it launched a $1.35 billion offering of non-viability contingent capital additional tier 1 limited recourse capital notes, series 7, due Nov. 24, 2085.