	u k money market given further mln stg help the bank of england said it gave the money market a further mln stg assistance in the afternoon session this takes the bank s total help so far today to mln stg and compares with its upwards revised estimate of the shortage in the system of around mln stg the central bank bought bank bills outright comprising mln stg in band one at pct and mln stg in band two at pct reuter 
