Wheway's shares have slumped from a high of 140p in 1989 to just 7.5p at present.

The shares of many big drug companies have slumped in recent weeks.

After the profits warning was announced, the shares had slumped by up to 100p.

In the last 12 months, shares of DaimlerChrysler have slumped 33 percent.

Detroit's share slumped four points to 65 percent, and the pain is likely to grow only worse.

G4S shares slumped 12.4pc to 247.4p after the announcement.

Weyerhaeuser, whose shares have been slumping since December, closed at $41.69, down $1.19.

In Tower Hamlets, its average share of the poll slumped by almost half.

National's share of the popular vote slumped from 47.6% in 1975 to 39.8%, slightly less than Labour's share.

Indeed, shares of Viacom have slumped recently and fell $2.04 yesterday, to $43.91, amid general market weakness.