Dec industrial output growth slows
India's industrial production growth slowed sharply in December, its slowest pace in two months, adding to pressure on the RBI to start cutting interest rates to help stimulate an economy that is headed for its slowest growth in three years. Full Article
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UPDATE 1-Central Bank cuts PLR, home loan rates
MUMBAI |
MUMBAI Nov 7 (Reuters) - State-run Central bank of India (CBI.BO) said on Friday it would cut its prime lending rate by 75 basis points to 13.25 percent from 14.00 percent earlier, effective Nov. 10.
The bank has also reduced the floating interest rates on home loans by 25-50 basis points with effect from Monday but kept the fixed interest rates unchanged, it said in a statement.
The revised interest rate on loans upto 3 million rupees would range from 9 percent to 10 percent, while loans above 3 million rupees would carry an interest rate of 10.25 percent to 11.25 percent, depending on the tenure, it said.
On Saturday, the Reserve Bank of India cut banks' cash reserve requirements by 100 basis points to 5.5 percent, thereby releasing 400 billion rupees into the banking system.
The central bank's decision prompted lending and deposit rate cut by a slew of state-run banks.
Ahead of the announcement, shares in Central Bank of India shares ended 2.7 percent higher at 38 rupees in a firm Mumbai market.
(Reporting by Kaustav Roy; Editing by Prem Udayabhanu)
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