Sector Update: Financial

09:06 AM EDT, 09/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) 0.5% higher. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1% lower. Equity Bancshares (EQBK) has agreed to acquire Lincoln Bancorp in a deal valued at approximately $123.8 million, the companies said. Equity Bancshares stock was up 0.4% pre-bell.