HSBC, BOCHK, and StanChart HK keep prime rate unchanged

30-07-2026 16:19 HKT

Logos of HSBC and Standard Chartered banks are seen at their headquarters in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2017. REUTERS

Hong Kong's major banks kept their prime rates unchanged on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve left the interest rate on hold.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and BOC Hong Kong (2388) maintained their prime rates at 5 percent.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) also held its rate at 5.25 percent.

The savings rate for these three local lenders' Hong Kong dollar savings deposits remained unchanged.

The three Hong Kong note-issuing banks last cut their rates by 12.5 percentage points in October, 2025.