U.K. MONEY MARKET RECEIVES 16 MLN STG ASSISTANCE

  The Bank of England said it had provided
  the money market with 16 mln stg help in the afternoon session.
      The Bank did not operate in the market in the morning and
  earlier revised its estimate of the shortage in the system
  today down to 400 mln stg from 450 mln.
      The central bank purchased bills outright in band one at
  10-3/8 pct comprising two mln stg of local authority bills and
  14 mln stg of bank bills.
  

