London — Bets on more European Central Bank (ECB) stimulus kept Europe’s main stock markets and the euro steady on Thursday, but the pound saw its biggest drop in almost a month after overnight Brexit talks turned sour.

It had been a mixed session for Asia amid a surge in coronavirus cases and the ejection of some Chinese stocks from S&P Dow Jones’ indices, so there was little surprise Europe struggled to add to recent highs...

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