Axis Bank cuts base rate by 0.35 per cent to 9.50%
Axis Bank on Wednesday cut its base rate by 0.35 per cent to 9.50 per cent on Wednesday with effect from October 5. The private lender is the third bank to cut the rate after State Bank of India and Andhra Bank, who announced their lending rate cut on Tuesday, following RBI rate cut move.
State Bank of India on Tuesday slashed its benchmark lending rate by 0.4 per cent to 9.3 per cent after the Reserve Bank of India cut repo rate by 50 basis points.
Andhra Bank was the first bank to cut its rates immediately by 0.25 per cent after RBI announced the monetary policy review.