Global Market: Sluggishness Persists, Dow Closes 100 Points Higher, July PPI Sees 0.3% Increase

Slowdown in Global Markets US markets trade mixed on Friday Dow closes up 100 points amid trade in the 300-point range Nasdaq slips 0.7% July Producer Price Index up 0.3%, estimates 0.2% Europe huge drop in 1-1.25%