	u k money market given mln stg assistance the bank of england said it gave the money market assistance worth mln stg this afternoon buying bank bills at the rates established on monday the bank bought mln stg of band one bills at pct and mln stg of band two paper at pct this is the first time that it has intervened today the bank has revised its estimate of the liquidity shortage in the market down to mln stg from mln initially reuter 
