09:16 AM EDT, 10/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were little changed pre-bell Wednesday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) was flat recently.

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

Saratoga Investment ( SAR ) shares were up 7% after the company reported an increase in net investment income and revenue for fiscal Q2.

Interactive Brokers ( IBKR ) and Saudi investment bank SNB Capital said they have partnered for eligible global investors to use the Saudi Exchange through the Interactive Brokers ( IBKR ) platform. Interactive Brokers ( IBKR ) shares were down 0.7% premarket.