U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 17 MLN STG EARLY HELP

  The Bank of England said it provided just
  17 mln stg assistance to the money market in response to an
  early round of bill offers.
      Earlier, the Bank had estimated the shortage in the system
  today at around 1.15 billion stg.
      The central bank purchased bills for resale to the market
  on April 2 at an interest rate of 10-15/16 pct.
  

