— corrects announcement that rate would be fixed at 1.00%

FRANKFURT (MNI) – The European Central Bank on Wednesday called for
bids on its 91-day main refinancing operation.

The central bank said that the rate in this 3-month operation will
be fixed at the average rate of the MROs over the life of the LTRO.

Bids for today’s operation are due by 08:30 GMT on Wednesday. The
allocation will be announced shortly thereafter.

The new refis will settle on Thursday and will expire on April
28, 2011.

— Frankfurt bureau: +49 69 720-142; Email: frankfurt@marketnews.com —

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