The Bank of England said it provided themoney market with further assistance worth 518 mln stg this
afternoon.
    It bought 349 mln stg of band one bank bills at 9-7/8 pct
and 169 mln stg of band two bank bills at 9-13/16 pct.
    This brings its total assistance on the day to 543 mln stg
compared with a liquidity shortage it has estimated at around
850 mln stg.
 REUTER
