Stocks stop short of new peaks as Sino-U.S. tensions weigh
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Global shares ticked up on Friday, but hesitated to test an all-time peak as investors worried a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong protests could derail Washington's and Beijing's efforts to end their trade war.MSCI All Country world index , whichtracks shares in 49 countries, were up 0.05% at 549.62, and would need to rise only 0.2% to reach all-time peak hit in January last year before the start of U.S.-China trade war.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ..