Average interest rates on yencertificates of deposit (CD) fell to 4.13 pct in the week ended
April 8 from 4.33 pct the previous week, the Bank of Japan
said.
    New rates (previous in brackets) -
    Average CD rates all banks 4.13 pct (4.33)
    Money Market Certificate (MMC) ceiling rates for week
starting from April 13 -       3.38 pct (3.58)
    Average CD rates of city, trust and long-term banks -
    Less than 60 days          4.15 pct (4.41)
    60-90 days                 4.14 pct (4.29)
    Average CD rates of city, trust and long-term banks -
    90-120 days                4.12 pct (4.25)
    120-150 days               4.12 pct (4.23)
    150-180 days               unquoted (4.03)
    180-270 days               4.05 pct (4.05)
    Over 270 days              4.05 pct (unqtd)
    Average yen bankers acceptance rates of city, trust and
long-term banks -
    30 to less than 60 days    3.98 pct (4.20)
    60-90 days                 4.03 pct (3.97)
    90-120 days                unquoted (unqtd)
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