text: Markets end lower In NEW YORK, the major stock indexes ended one per cent lower on Thursday after crude oil rose to a record \$53 a barrel and drug makers like Pfizer Inc and Merck  amp; Co sank on worry that the government may intensify scrutiny of that sector.
inputs: Markets end lower In NEW YORK, the major stock indexes ended one per cent lower on Thursday after crude oil rose to a record \$53 a barrel and drug makers like Pfizer Inc and Merck  amp; Co sank on worry that the government may intensify scrutiny of that sector.