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BoC term PRA avg yield for private sector 0.5 pct

Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:37am EDT

TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday the average yield of its term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) transaction for private sector instruments was 0.500 percent.

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The PRA, due Aug. 13, had a high yield of 0.500 percent and a low yield of 0.500 percent. The par amount transacted was C$700 million ($614 million). ($1=$1.14 Canadian) (Reporting by Jennifer Kwan; Editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)

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