Days after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on February 10, kept the repo rate and reserve repo rates unchanged, two major banks--HDFC Bank and State Bank of India (SBI)--have hiked the respective interest rates offered by each on fixed deposits (FDs).
A State Bank of India (SBI) branch (Image used only for representation)
HDFC's revised rates came into effect from February 14, while those from SBI became applicable from February 14.