SHANGHAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - China's money rates rose

slightly on Monday as dealers prepared for the upcoming Spring

Festival holiday, traders said.

Chinese banks are accumulating cash for a seasonal surge in

withdrawals for the week-long Spring Festival holiday which

starts this weekend.

The benchmark weighted-average seven-day bond repurchase

rate rose nearly 10 basis points to 3.43 percent

from 3.33 percent at the close on Friday.

The 14-day repo rate rose to 3.8808 percent

from 3.6585 percent, and the one-day repo rate

rose to 2.86 percent from 2.69 percent.

In the bond market, interest rate swaps (IRS) rose slightly

on Monday.

One-year IRS was at 3.15 percent, up from

Friday's close of 3.14 percent, while the benchmark five-year

IRS rose to 3.75 percent from 3.73 percent.

Current Prev close Change

(pct) (bps)

7-day repo 3.4270 3.3321 +9.49

7-day SHIBOR 3.4000 3.3400 +6.00

Note: Repo rate is weighted average.

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(Reporting by Lu Jianxin and Pete Sweeney; Editing by

Jacqueline Wong)

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