ABI Anheuser Busch InBev SA NV

By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in the U.K. slipped Tuesday, with SAB Miller shares giving back some of the gains they made in the previous session.

The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.2% at 6,790.12 in early trade. 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 1.7% and 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%.

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