AVERAGE YEN CD RATES FALL IN LATEST WEEK
Average interest rates on yen certificates
of deposit, CD, fell to 4.27 pct in the week ended February 25
from 4.32 pct the previous week, the Bank of Japan said.
    New rates (previous in brackets), were -
    Average CD rates all banks 4.27 pct (4.32)
    Money Market Certificate, MMC, ceiling rates for the week
starting from March 2          3.52 pct (3.57)
    Average CD rates of city, trust and long-term banks
    Less than 60 days          4.33 pct (4.32)
    60-90 days                 4.13 pct (4.37)
    Average CD rates of city, trust and long-term banks
    90-120 days             4.35 pct (4.30)
    120-150 days            4.38 pct (4.29)
    150-180 days            unquoted (unquoted)
    180-270 days            3.67 pct (unquoted)
    Over 270 days           4.01 pct (unquoted)
    Average yen bankers' acceptance rates of city, trust and
long-term banks
    30 to less than 60 days unquoted (4.13)
    60-90 days              unquoted (unquoted)
    90-120 days             unquoted (unquoted)
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