The share received by the poorest fifth dipped to 3.8 percent, from 4.1 percent in 1970, according to the report.

By Friday, the shares had dipped further to $52.81, their low for the year.

And despite more than two decades of globalization, the country's share has barely dipped.

The shares, which have been on a roller coaster since they floated at 500p, dipped 1 to 550p.

In 2006, white's share of the market dipped below 50 percent for the first time in decades, if not ever.

The company's shares dipped in early trading, but largely recovered to close at $77.25, down 50 cents.

In the first week of April, the shares dipped below 190p, half the issue price.

Verizon's shares dipped 4 cents to close at $30.44 yesterday.

The shares dipped to their lowest point in more than three years at $36.51 during the first few minutes of trading.

The shares have dipped to €4.93, meaning the bank's market cap has fallen below $50bn.