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• European markets were under pressure at the start of Thursday's trade, as earnings season and political turbulence in the region continue to shake up investor sentiment.
The pan-European STOXX 600 started the trading down off 0.23 percent, while most sectors traded in the red. All major bourses ticked lower at the start of trade.
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• Japan’s Nikkei share average rose for the 13th straight session on Thursday, establishing its longest winning streak since 1988while scaling a fresh 21-year peak as gains in global stocks and a weaker yen cheered investors.
The Nikkei ended up 0.4 percent at 21,448.52, after rising as high as 21,503.85, its loftiest level since 1996.
• China stocks fell on Thursday after slightly slower economic growth in the third quarter and soft property sales caused concern the economy will see further cooling.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.3 percent, to 3,931.25 points. The Shanghai Composite Index also lost 0.3 percent, to 3,370.17points.
• Spanish stocks fall as Catalonia moves closer to declaring independence. IBEX 35 down 0.7% at 10,198
• Hong Kong stocks fell the most in over two months on Thursday as investors dumped property shares amid signs of tighter liquidity in the city and after data showed property sales in mainland China fell for the first time in over 2-1/2 years.
The Hang Seng index fell 1.9 percent, its biggest one-day drop since mid-August, to close at 28,159.09 points.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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