REFILE-European shares retreat as Hong Kong bill spurs trade tensions again

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REFILE-European shares retreat as Hong Kong bill spurs trade tensions again
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Nov 28 (Reuters) - European shares pulled back from near-record highs on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a bill backing protesters in Hong Kong, sparking doubts about the resolution to a prolonged tariff war between Washington and Beijing.

The law, which warns of sanctions against human rights violations in Asia's financial hub amid pro-democracy protests, drew a sharp rebuke from China for what it views as U.S. interference in an internal matter. diplomatic standoff threatens to derail negotiations on a trade truce between the world's top two economies. Investors had turned optimistic that at least a partial trade deal would be signed by the end of the year.

Shares of trade-sensitive auto parts makers .SXAP and tech firms .SX8P led declines on the pan-European STOXX 600 index. The benchmark index .STOXX was down 0.3% by 0806 GMT.

In a bright spot, Virgin Money (LON: VM ) UK Plc VMUK.L jumped 7.3% to the top of the STOXX 600 as traders reacted positively to provisions for the PPI misselling scandal which were within its previous expectations. now shifts to a raft of economic indicators, including euro zone consumer confidence data and preliminary November inflation figures from Germany, due later in the day.

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