After SBI and PNB hiked rates on their bulk deposits by 100 and 50 basis points to 5.25% and 5% respectively, private-sector lenders including ICICI and Axis bank on Wednesday have revised interest rate on bulk deposits over Rs. 1 crore higher. 1 basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.

On deposits over Rs. 1 crore and upto Rs. 100 crore and maturing between 365-389 days, ICICI bank raised interest by 10 bps to 6.6%. While for deposits over 100 crore and with maturity between 1 year and 389 days, the bank slashed rates from 6.75% to 6.6%.

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Axis bank on the other hand raised deposit rates on bulk deposits of more than Rs. 1 crore and with maturity between 4 months or more by 15-25 basis points. With revised rates, bulk deposits with a term of 12 and 18 months will now fetch 6.75% return in comparison to 6.6%. Deposits with longer maturity term will earn 6.25% interest per annum.

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