§1 — Lede
🟡 A sharply bifurcated tape on 21 May 2026: semiconductor architects printed strong daily gains while broad market futures and European indices retreated into the red.
§1.5 — Pre-market US (futures)
S&P (ES) -0.38% · Nasdaq (NQ) -0.57% · Dow (YM) -0.30% · Russell (RTY) -0.53% · as of 12:47 UTC
At 12:55 UTC, all four US futures pointed lower, with…
