09:15 AM EDT, 07/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mostly lower pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declining by 0.2%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) fell by 0.5%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.9% higher.

UBS Group ( UBS ) shares traded up 1% in early-hours activity after the company reported higher Q2 earnings and revenue.

Deutsche Bank ( DB ) rose more than 3% after the company reported Q2 earnings and net revenue.

Lemonade (LMND) fell more than 16% after the company reported a Q2 net loss.