Sector Update: Financial

09:02 AM EDT, 09/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.1%. 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. HSBC Holdings (HSBC) said Pam Kaur plans to step down as chief financial officer and executive director next year. Shares of HSBC Holdings were down more than 1% premarket.