European shares fall slightly on manufacturing report

European shares dropped, after their biggest annual climb since 2009, as Eurozone's manufacturing data were in line with economists' expectations. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slid 0.3% to 327.36 as of 9:22 a.m. London time, after gaining 0.3%, while the MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index retreated 0.7% after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data.