One mover was gold, which climbed to $2,017 an ounce and briefly

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Monday ahead of potentially market-moving inflation data from the United States and Europe later in the week, and a meeting of oil producers that could stop, or extend, the recent slide in prices.

One mover was gold, which climbed to $2,009 an ounce and briefly hit a six-month top of $2,017.82. [GOL/]

The approach of month end could also cause some caution given the hefty gains investors are sitting on. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.3%, but it still up 8.6% so far in November.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan also dipped 0.3%, giving it a monthly gain of 6.4%.

Chinese blue chips lost another 1.1%, and have missed out on all the global cheer with the market down 2% in November so far.

China's central banks announced it would encourage financial institutions to support private companies, but was short on detail.
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