Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:46:04 GMT
U.K. shares retreat
U.K shares retreated from the highest level in approximately six months, snapping a nine-day advance, as a index of bank stocks dropped for the first day out of last four. The FTSE 100 Index slipped 0.5% to 6,659.24 as of 9:13 a.m. London time; however, the equity-benchmark has added 3% monthly. The FTSE All-Shares Index fell 0.5%, while Ireland's ISEQ