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Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline Premarket Monday

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-- Financial stocks were declining premarket Monday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) down 0.3%.

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.8% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.9%.

Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) are in talks to sell their financial technology joint venture Moneris to private equity firm Francisco Partners at a valuation of as much as $2 billion, the Financial Times reported. Royal Bank of Canada shares were nearly 3% higher pre-bell.

Blackstone (BX) Digital Infrastructure Trust set its initial public offering at 87.5 million shares with an anticipated price of $20 per share, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Blackstone stock was down more than 1% premarket.

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) saw its stake held by Brown University reduced by roughly 53% in the first quarter, Reuters reported, citing a regulatory filing. Blue Owl Capital shares were up more than 1% pre-bell.

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