* FTSE 100 up 0.9 pct
* Foreign Sec resignation dents sterling
* Political uncertainty hurts real estate stocks
* BHP up on U.S. shale deal speculation
* Broker upgrade boosts Just Eat (Updates prices, adds details)
By Danilo Masoni and Helen Reid
MILAN/LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 jumped on Monday after two leading eurosceptic ministers' resignations dented sterling, with real estate and utilities stocks declining as uncertainty over Brexit negotiations deepened.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE rose 0.9 percent in its third straight day of gains, outpacing European peers thanks to the slide in the pound as markets continued to benefit from Friday's strong U.S. jobs report.
Analysts said the political tensions were no positive for stocks in longer term, despite the currency effect.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit in protest at a new Brexit plan presented by Prime Minister Theresa May, heaping added pressure on her less than 24 hours after Brexit Minister David Davis did the same. said on Monday he would not encourage his colleagues to try to oust May investors saw Johnson's subsequent resignation as making a leadership challenge more likely, and bookmakers cut their odds of an early general election this year.
The FTSE was climbing "for the wrong reasons", a trader said, predicting a snap election.
While international, dollar-earning stocks such as British American Tobacco BATS.L and Imperial Brands IMB.L gained with sterling's fall, some domestic sectors suffered as the resignations added to political uncertainty.
Utilities were the worst-performing, with Severn Trent SVT.L bottom of the FTSE 100, while real estate stocks - seen as especially vulnerable to a messy Brexit - were also bruised.
Real estate agencies Foxtons FOXT.L and Countrywide CWD.L were the two worst hit on the small-cap index, down 6.2 and 5.1 percent respectively.
Real estate stocks were the biggest drag on the FTSE 250 too, with student accommodation group Unite UTG.L down 1.3 percent and property developer Capital & Counties CAPCC.L down 1.4 percent.
Miners and energy stocks continued to drive the FTSE's rise.
Mining company BHP BLT.L rose 2.7 percent after Reuters reported that BP was set to buy its U.S. onshore shale oil and gas assets after an offer worth more than $10 billion ANTO.L also gained as copper rallied on receding worries about global economic growth. precious metal miner Centamin CEY.L fell 3.3 percent after second-quarter gold production fell, disappointing investor expectations.
Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L and BP BP.L were the biggest boosts to the index as crude prices climbed. ISA.L shares jumped 7.2 percent, after news U.S. satellite group EchoStar SATS.O does not intend to make an offer for the British peer, which had rejected a $3.2 billion approach Traders cited hopes for another suitor and possible short covering.
Just Eat JE.L rose 2.4 percent after RBC upgraded the stock to top pick.