BRIEF-HSBC To Raise HKD And Yuan New Fund Time Deposit Rates

Reuters

Aug 31 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc:

* SAYS TO RAISE HONG KONG DOLLAR 3-MONTH, 6-MONTH AND 18-MONTH NEW FUND TIME DEPOSIT RATES, EFFECTIVE SEPT 3

* SAYS HKD TIME DEPOSITS MINIMUM AMOUNT IS HK$10,000 ($1,274.02)

* SAYS TO RAISE 1-MONTH, 3-MONTH, 6-MONTH AND 12-MONTH YUAN NEW FUND TIME DEPOSIT RATES

* SAYS RMB TIME DEPOSITS MINIMUM AMOUNT IS 20,000 YUAN ($2,925.47) Further company coverage: ($1 = 7.8492 Hong Kong dollars) ($1 = 6.8365 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom)