Rating agency also downgrades Canara's viability rating one notch
Press Trust of India / Mumbai Nov 22, 2012, 16:43 IST
Fitch Ratings has affirmed India's four largest public-sector banks and one subsidiary bank at Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BBB-'.
The banks are
State Bank of India (SBI),
Punjab National Bank (PNB),
Bank of Baroda (BOB),
Canara Bank (Canara) and
Bank of Baroda New Zealand (BOB NZ). The Outlook on the IDRs is Negative, which mirrors India's rating Outlook.
The agency has also downgraded Canara's Viability Rating (VR) by one notch to 'bb+' while affirming that of SBI , PNB and BOB at 'bbb-'.
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