FTSE retreats as sterling rallies on report of possible Brexit delay

(Reuters) - British blue-chip shares retreated on Friday, pushed lower as sterling rallied following a newspaper report citing cabinet ministers saying Britain would have to delay its exit from the European Union.The report in the Evening Standard pushed sterling up against the dollar and euro, dragging the exporter-heavy FTSE 100 off earlier highs and down 0.2 percent at 1229 GMT. But the currency fell back after a spokeswoman for British Prime Minister Theresa May ruling out any..