Shares in major UK banks have fallen sharply amid fears more financial institutions will need to be bailed out by the government.
Worst hit was Barclays, which fell 25% while Royal Bank of Scotland, in which the UK government has a near-60% stake, closed 13% lower.
Elsewhere US bank Citigroup suffered a big quarterly loss, while Anglo Irish Bank was nationalised by Dublin.
US giant Bank of America also received a $20bn (£13.4bn) bail-out package.
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