BLACK AND DECKER <BDK> SELLS 10-YEAR NOTES
Black and Decker Corp is raising 100
mln dlrs via an offering of notes due 1997 yielding 8.40 pct,
said lead manager First Boston Corp.
    The notes have an 8-3/8 pct coupon and were priced at 99.83
to yield 86 basis points over comparable Treasury securities.
    Non-callable for seven years, the issue is rated Baa-2 by
Moody's Investors Service Inc and A-minus by Standard and
Poor's Corp.  Salomon Brothers Inc co-managed the deal.
 Reuter
