Investing.com - The British pound dipped a bit more than 0.50% early Asian trade on Monday with investors watching the currency as tan exit from the European Union seems assured following a by-election last week that showed the conservatives under Prime Minister Theresa May winning a former staunch Labour Party district.
GBP/USD fell 0.58% against the dollar 1.2394. On report suggested the drop may be linked to a story in the Times of London that May was preparing for the Scottish government to call a second independence referendum to coincide with the triggering of Article 50 in March.