LONDON, Nov 20 — Europe’s leading stock markets retreated at the start of trading today, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index losing 0.6 per cent to 7,282.10 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index shed 0.6 per cent to 13,139.57 points and the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.7 per cent to 5,867.97, compared with the closing levels yesterday. — AFP