The central bank sold 2 billion pounds of 91-day T-bills, the same amount it had offered, on behalf of the ministry. The average yield rose to 12.930 percent from 12.053 percent at last issue on Sept. 6.

It sold only 2 billion pounds of 273-day T-bills, instead of the 3.5 billion pounds it had asked for. The average yield rose to 13.842 percent from 12.932 percent at the last issue on August 23.

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