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Asian shares drift lower
Asian shares and the dollar eased on Wednesday as investors grew cautious before upcoming central bank meetings and U.S. jobs data, while India's central bank surprised with its second inter-meeting rate cut this year. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down about 0.2 percent, while Japan's Nikkei stock average .N225 fell 0.8 percent to a one-week low, pulling away from recent 15-year highs. Investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for February, which could provide clues about the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hike. "Whether this ... (full story)