FTSE 100 retreats from 7-month high By: MarketWatch October 19, 2012 at 05:03 AM EDT U.K. stocks inch lower on Friday, after hitting a 7-month high the prior day, as banks and mining firms are on the decline. Read More >> Related Stocks: Barclays Plc ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Rio Tinto Plc ADR Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc