<div id="readability-page-1">09:19 AM EST, 12/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLF ) slightly declining.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 0.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.3% higher.DigitalBridge Group ( DBRG/PJ ) has agreed to be acquired by SoftBank Group for approximately $4 billion, the latter said. Shares of DigitalBridge Group ( DBRG/PJ ) were up more than 9% premarket.KKR (KKR) has first negotiation rights to take Japan's Yomeishu Seizo private and is planning to finalize the terms to launch a tender offer in January, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. KKR shares were 0.2% lower premarket.Lloyds Banking ( LYG ) is closing its invoice financing service for small business customers by the end of this year, the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. Lloyds Banking ( LYG ) stock was down 0.5% pre-bell. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

Financial stocks are trending lower pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) slightly down. DigitalBridge Group (DBRG/PJ) is set to be acquired by SoftBank Group for around $4 billion, with its shares up over 9% premarket. KKR (KKR) is negotiating to take Japan's Yomeishu Seizo private, with shares down 0.2%. Lloyds Banking (LYG) will close its invoice financing service for small businesses by year-end, with stock down 0.5%.

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Lean Lower Pre-Bell Monday