Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank said banks in the euro area deposited less money with it overnight.

Financial institutions parked 328.2 billion with the Frankfurt-based ECB, down from 332.7 billion euros, which was the most in almost 18 months.

Banks borrowed 7.8 billion euros in emergency overnight funds, up from 7 billion a day earlier.

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