CANADIAN BANK RATE RISES IN WEEK
  Canada's key bank rate rose to 7.20 pct
  from 7.15 pct the week before, Bank of Canada said.
      Bank rate is set 1/4 percentage point above the average
  yield on the weekly issue of 91-day treasury bills. This week's
  yield was 6.95 pct compared with the previous week's 6.90 pct.
      Tenders were accepted for 2.55 billion dlrs of 91-day bills
  at an average price of 98.296 dlrs against 98.310 dlrs last
  week.
      The 1.40 billion dlrs of 182-day bills were priced at an
  average 96.488 dlrs against 96.549 dlrs last week, to yield an
  average 7.30 pct, versus 7.17 pct last week.
      The 500 mln dlrs of 364-day bills were priced at an average
  92.969 dlrs against 93.159 dlrs last week, to yield an average
  7.58 pct versus 7.38 pct last week.
      Tenders will be received next week for 2.50 billion dlrs of
   91-day bills, 1.40 billion dlrs of 182-day bills and 500 mln
  dlrs of 364-day bills.          
  

