U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 265 MLN STG ASSISTANCE The Bank of England said it provided the money market with 265 mln stg in assistance this morning. This compares with the bank's estimate of the shortage in the system of 750 mln stg, earlier revised up from 700 mln. The central bank purchased bank bills outright comprising 119 mln stg in band one at 9-7/8 pct, 144 mln stg in band two at 9-13/16 pct and two mln stg in band three at 9-3/4 pct.