AUSTRALIAN BROAD MONEY GROWTH 10.3 PCT IN FEBRUARY Australian annual broad money growth rose 10.3 pct in February, unchanged from January, but down from the corresponding February growth rate of 13.9 pct, the Reserve Bank said. February broad money growth was steady at 0.7 pct from the previous month and unchanged from February last year. Borrowings from the private sector by non-bank financial intermediaries rose by 8.8 pct in the February year from January's 9.5 pct rise, compared with a 13.6 pct increase in the previous February year. In February, borrowings from the private sector by non-bank financial intermediaries rose by 1.0 pct compared with January's 0.2 pct increase and the previous February rise of 1.7 pct. At the end of February, broad money stood at 177.1 billion dlrs up from January's 175.84 billion and compared with the previous February level of 160.60 billion. The Reserve Bank last week reported a February M3 growth rate of 11.2 pct from January's 10.7 pct rise and a previous annual February increase of 14.0 pct.