U.K. MONEY MARKET GIVEN 17 MLN STG EARLY HELP The Bank of England said it provided just 17 mln stg assistance to the money market in response to an early round of bill offers. Earlier, the Bank had estimated the shortage in the system today at around 1.15 billion stg. The central bank purchased bills for resale to the market on April 2 at an interest rate of 10-15/16 pct.