Egypt's Ministry of Finance said the central bank sold LE6 billion ($1.01 billion) in domestic treasury bills on Thursday, the same amount it had offered. The central bank sold LE2.5 billion of 182-day T-bills on behalf of the Finance Ministry at an average yield of 12.424 per cent, up from 12.385 per cent at last week's auction. The bank also sold LE3.5 billion of 364-day T-bills at an average yield of 12.847 per cent, down from 12.900 per cent at the last issue on 12 July.