By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in the U.K. slipped Tuesday, with
SABMiller shares giving back some of the gains they made in the
previous session.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.2% at 6,792.174. The
index finished down 0.1% on Monday on market uncertainty about
whether Scotland will vote to break away from the U.K.
On Tuesday, SABMiller PLC (SBMRY) fell 2.1%, weighing down the
FTSE 100. The shares on Monday leapt 8.7% on news that
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (AHBIY) was talking to banks about
financing a deal to buy the London-listed brewer.
Also moving lower were shares of chip designer ARM Holdings ,
down by 2.4%.
Investors will watch for U.K. inflation data for August, due at
9:30 a.m. in London, to discover whether it's holding near the Bank
of England's comfort zone of around 2%. Inflation is likely to come
in at 1.5% on a year-over-year basis, according to estimates. In
July, inflation fell to 1.6%, and consumer prices were down 0.3%
from June.
The pound (GBPUSD) was buying $1.6183, compared with $1.6231
late Monday.
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