Global stock markets mostly ended lower on Thursday (Oct. 22) as rising COVID-19 cases across Europe and the lack of progress in the United States (US) stimulus negotiations undermined markets’ sentiment. European stocks ended at fresh one-month lows on Thursday, as rising COVID-19 cases across Europe and the lack of progress in US stimulus negotiations outweighed better than expected earnings. The number of infections rose at record rates in several countries, with Spain and France becoming the first Western European countries to exceed 1 million infections. 

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