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Global stocks are in a sluggish trend just ahead of today's European Central Bank meeting. Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.7%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.9% and South Korea's Kospi declined 0.5%. Chinese blue chip names also snapped a four-day winning streak. Meanwhile, across the pond, European stocks have started the day off in negative territory, with the Stoxx 600 Index posting