US Pre-Market: Market Awaits Fed Leadership Change, AI Rally Boosts Market, Asian, European and US Stocks Rise, Futu and Tiger Brokers Plunge 40%, China Stocks Broadly Fall

TradingKey - During the pre-market session on Friday, May 22 (ET), the three major U.S. stock index futures rose, while European index futures also climbed. Asian stocks moved higher for a second consecutive day. South Korean stocks closed slightly higher, and the Nikkei 225 surged 2.68%, primarily driven by an 11% gain in heavyweight SoftBank Group.