09:16 AM EDT, 06/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were steady pre-bell Monday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) inactive recently.

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

Fiserv ( FI ) shares were up more than 5% after the company said it plans to roll out a new Fiserv ( FI ) digital asset platform, including a new stablecoin that will be added to the company's current banking and payments infrastructure by the end of 2025.

Bank of New York Mellon ( BK ) recently approached Northern Trust ( NTRS ) to express interest in a potential merger between the companies, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Northern Trust ( NTRS ) were up more than 6% premarket.

FactSet Research Systems ( FDS ) shares were up more than 1% even after the company reported lower fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue.