The Bank of England said it providedassistance worth 350 mln stg during the afternoon session which
takes total help so far today to 446 mln stg against a shortage
estimated at around 550 mln stg.
    The central bank purchased outright bank bills comprising
120 mln stg in band one at 10-7/8 pct and 227 mln stg in band
two at 10-13/16 pct. It also bought treasury bills worth one
mln stg in band one and two mln stg in band two at the same
rates of interest as bank bills.
 REUTER
