MARKETS-GLOBAL (WRAPUP 1):GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares edge higher, gold hits new record * Asian shares see modest gains for a fifth day * Gold hits new record as dollar hovers near 15-month low * Aussie dollar surges to 15-mth high on strong jobs data By Susan Fenton HONG KONG, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Asian shares edged up on Thursday as investors continued to favour riskier assets on further signs that the global economy is picking up, while a weak dollar sent gold to another record high. The dollar recovered some losses after hitting a 15-month low early on, but was still down 0.3 percent against a basket of major currencies.

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