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Asian markets are modestly lower on Thursday, as markets gear up for the European Central Bank's meeting.

Here's a quick round-up:

• China's Shanghai Composite is down 0.3%

• Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down 0.5%

• Japan's Nikkei is down 0.2%

• Korea's KOSPI is up 0.1%

• Australia's S&P/ASX 200 is down 0.4%

All eyes will be on China's upcoming 3rd Plenum which kicks off on November 9.

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