The Bank of England said it gave themoney market late, unspecified assistance of around 185 mln
stg.
    This takes the total liquidity injected into the system by
the bank today to 1.026 billion stg compared with a shortage it
estimated at around one billion stg.
    Overnight interbank sterling dipped to 10 nine pct after
the bank's announcement compared with levels around 10-1/2 pct
shortly before and 11-1/4 11 pct initially today, dealers said.
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