Sector Update: Financial

MT newswire2026/09/30 13:03

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09:03 AM EDT, 09/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.3%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.7% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.8% lower. Robinhood Markets (HOOD) stock was up more than 5% after the company launched Robinhood Agents, an in-app AI tool, and announced plans to offer perpetual futures and 24/7 trading of certain US equities and ETFs.

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The U.S. Census Bureau reported on Friday that factory orders in August increased by 0.1% month-on-month, in line with market expectations, and rose by 6.8% year-on-year. The July month-on-month increase was revised down from 0.9% to 0.8%. Orders for machinery and electrical equipment grew by 1.1% month-on-month, while orders for civilian aircraft and parts saw a significant decline of 4.3% month-on-month. Excluding aircraft, non-defense capital goods orders increased by 1.6% month-on-month.

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