Stocks slip as markets await Trump's Hong Kong response

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets pulled back and major currencies were held in check on Friday, as investors await the U.S. response to China tightening control over the city of Hong Kong. China's parliament on Thursday pressed ahead with national security legislation for the city, raising fears over the future of its democratic freedoms and function as a finance hub.U.S. President Donald Trump, who has vowed a tough response, said he will hold a news conference on China later..