	u k money market given mln stg assistance the bank of england said it had provided the money market with mln stg help in the morning session this compares with the bank s forecast of a shortage in the system today of around mln stg which it earlier revised up from mln the central bank bought bank bills comprising mln stg in band one at pct mln stg in band two at pct and mln stg in band three at pct it also purchased three mln stg of treasury bills and two mln stg of local authority bills in band three at pct reuter 
