No immediate plans to slash deposit rates: UBI

State Bank of India has reduced deposit rates on various maturities by 25-50 basis points,effective from.

With this,fixed deposits for 1 year to less than 2 years,2-3 years and 3-5 years will attract interest of 6 per cent 6.25 per cent,6.5 per cent 6.75 per cent and 6.5 per cent 7 per cent,respectively.

Asked about revising lending rate,he said,credit offtake is low and there is little scope for revising the rate. However,inflation remains a concern.

Nair said,credit offtake is 16 per cent and the bank expects to end the year with 18 per cent.

Speaking about Net Interest Margin NIM,he said,8221;I have given a projection that in this quarter it would go to 2.60 per cent,currently 2.45 per cent and for the whole year it would be between 2.55 to 2.60 per cent.

For the quarter ended September,2009,Union Bank of India reported 38.63 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 505.1 crore.

Total income rose by 20.75 per cent to Rs 3,760.9 crore in the September quarter,against Rs 3,114.53 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal,Union Bank of India said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.