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• Asian markets started what promises to be a banner month on a cautious note, with investors shunning risk assets ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs data and next week’s presidential election. Most Asian shares fell, led by a 2.3% drop in the Nikkei. Chinese shares outperformed, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rising 1.6% after a private survey showed China’s huge manufacturing sector resumed growth in October. The Caixin/S&P Global Manufacturing PMI confirmed the upbeat results of an official survey released the day before, suggesting the slowdown in the world’s...