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Turkish c.bank says to hold 2 bln lira one-month repo

ISTANBUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Turkish Central Bank willhold a one-month repo auction on Friday maturing on Nov. 9 witha volume of 2 billion lira ($1 billion), bank data showed.

The bank also said it will hold a one-week repo auction witha volume of 4.5 billion lira, maturing on Oct. 19.

The one-month repo auction will be held by the standardauction method, according to which banks tell the central bankthe amount they want and the interest rate they are ready topay. ($1 = 1.8075 Turkish liras)

(Writing by Seltem Iyigun)

((seltem.iyigun@thomsonreuters.com)(+90 212 350 70 62)(ReutersMessaging: seltem.iyigun.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))

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