ICICI Bank, the country's largest
private sector lender, has increased its lending rate by 0.25 per cent to 10 per cent with effect from Friday.
The bank also effected a similar hike in its prime lending rates, which will be applicable to existing customers who are on the floating rates.
In a statement, ICICI Bank said the fixed rate customers will not be impacted by the above revision and their contracted rates will remain unchanged.
The upward spike in interest rates follows fears within the system that the recent liquidity tightening measures by the Reserve Bank to prop the battered rupee are here to stay longer than expected.
The rupee fell to historic low of Rs 65.56 against the dollar on Thursday in intra-day trade but later recovered to close at 64.55 at close on reported dollar sales by RBI.
Private lenders
HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank have raised interest rates by 20 to 25 basis points of late.
Among the public sector lenders, only small-sized Andhra Bank has hiked
the base rate so far while others like Bank of India and Union Bank have in fact slashed the rates in late June.
With inputs from PTI 
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