Christmas Impact: US Markets Mixed Performance on Friday, Dow Drops 20 Pts, Nasdaq Gains 30 Pts

Slowdown in US markets before the long weekend... American markets were closed yesterday on the occasion of Christmas... There was a mixed performance on Friday... Dow fell 20 points, Nasdaq closed 30 points higher... Today is Boxing Day. UK markets will remain closed on occasion... US PCE Price Index inflation was 2.6%, the estimate was 2.8%... US Housing Price Index data for October will come today... Dollar Index below 101.5... 10 years Bond yield below 3.9%