Bank of England allots record 54.7 billion pounds in short-term repo

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Thursday allotted a record 54.666 billion pounds ($68.30 billion) in seven-day funds in its weekly short-term repo operation, higher than a previous record set last week of 53.417 billion pounds.

($1 = 0.8004 pounds)

(Writing by William Schomberg; editing by David Milliken)