The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound stayed at 11-1/2 percent on Sunday, with pound demand static as banks waited for the result of a central bank deposit auction, traders said.
The central bank announced it would auction on Sunday 23-day deposits worth 1.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($242 million).
Two out of seven banks contacted by Reuters dealt in overnight money at rates between 11 and 12 percent, the same range as in the previous session.
Three banks traded one-week money at between 12 and 12-3/4 percent, versus a range of between 11-1/4 and 12-1/4 percent on Thursday.
The overnight CAIBOR rate fell to 11.0119 from 11.0595 percent in the previous session. One-week CAIBOR fell to 11.5595 from 11.6310 percent.
On the official foreign exchange market, the pound last traded at 6.20 to the dollar in banks and 6.19 in exchange houses, marginally stronger than Thursday's weighted close of 6.21 pounds.
Two market sources said the dollar could buy 6.25 to 6.29 pounds on the black market, around recently heard levels.
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