Sector Update: Financial

09:05 AM EDT, 09/16/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) marginally higher. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.3% lower. Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) revised its adjusted 2027 earnings-per-share target range to $1.75 to $1.83, reflecting lower-than-expected loan growth and net interest margins, the company said in a presentation. Huntington Bancshares stock was down more than 1% pre-bell.