UK stocks slipped back on Monday, losing grip on a two-month high as the pound recovered slightly and miners dropped, MarketWatch reports.

The FTSE 100 index edged down 0.1% to 7,519.35, after closing at the highest level since August 8 on Friday. The London benchmark ended last week with a 2% gain — its biggest since December last year — after renewed turmoil in the governing Conservative Party sent the pound sharply lower.