Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Futures Slip, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Gains as US Says it Can Maintain Iran Blockade 'Indefinitely'—SanDisk, Workday, Applied Materials in Focus (UPDATED)

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U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday, as the Dow Jones index slipped and the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices rose, following Thursday’s higher close.

U.S. retail sales dipped 0.6% in July to $763.6 billion following a revised 0.2% gain in June, signaling a modest pullback in consumer spending despite a solid 5.0% increase compared to a year ago.