By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares notched their best weekly performance in nearly eight months on Friday, largely driven by bets of smaller rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and easing COVID-19 curbs in China. The STOXX 600 index ended the session up 0.1% at a 11-week high, with financial services, mining and retail stocks leading the gains. The index marked weekly gains of 3.7%, mostly after data on Thursday showed U.S. consumer prices cooled more then expected in October, leading to expectations that the Federal Reserve could temper its size of future interest …