U.K
MONEY MARKET GIVEN FURTHER 166 MLN STG HELPThe Bank of England said it provided the market with further help totalling 166 mln stg during the afternoon
    In band one, it bought 31 mln stg of treasury bills and three mln stg of bank bills at 9-7/8 pct, while in band two it bought 69 mln stg of bank bills at 9-13/16 pct
In addition, it bought 63 mln stg of band three bank bills at 9-3/4 pct
    This brings the total assistance by the Bank so far today to 219 mln stg against a liquidity shortage it has estimated at around 300 mln stg
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