The Northern Rock suffered another bruising day on the stock exchange.
Shares in the bank ended the day 16 per cent lower - cooling hopes that the worst may now be over and wiping out the gains made yesterday.
Rumours persist that the bank may soon be taken over at a bargain basement price.
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