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Dec 10 (Reuters) - European shares retreated for the second
day in a row on Tuesday as investors stayed away from big bets
in a week packed with global political and economic events,
including a tariff deadline that threatens to aggravate a
U.S.-China trade dispute.
In the event that the world's top two economies fail to
reach a trade deal soon, the next round of U.S. tariffs on
Chinese imports will kick in on Dec. 15.
The pan-regional STOXX 600 .STOXX index was down 0.3% at
0804 GMT, as caution also prevailed ahead of general elections
in Britain and central bank meetings in the United States and
the euro zone this week.
Trade sensitive Germany's DAX .GDAXI led declines among
its regional peers, while miners .SXPP and auto .SXAP stocks
also lost ground.