	u k money market given mln stg assistance the bank of england said it provided the money market with mln stg in assistance this morning this compares with the bank s estimate of the shortage in the system of mln stg earlier revised up from mln the central bank purchased bank bills outright comprising mln stg in band one at pct mln stg in band two at pct and two mln stg in band three at pct reuter 
