Japan's biggest banks to raise housing loan rates after BOJ's policy tweak By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's three biggest banks said on Personal foreign exchange dealersFriday they would raise interest rates for housing loans for next month, reflecting the Bank of Japan's tweak in its ultra-loose policy.

Sumitomo Mitsui (NYSE:) Banking Corp, the main banking unit of , will raise 10-year fixed-rate loans by 0.26 percentage point to 3.79%, while that rate for Mizuho Bank, the main banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, will be 3.50%, up by 0.3 percentage point.

Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:) Bank, the main banking unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, will raise the rate by 0.18 percentage point to 3.7%.

Each bank has special loan programs for selected customers so their rates will be lower, with Sumitomo Mitsui charging 1.14%, Mizuho 1.60% and Mitsubishi UFJ 1.05%.

Japan's central bank surprised the market last week by raising the cap on 10-year bond yield to 0.5% from 0.25%.

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