ROYAL BANK/CANADA UPS U.S. BASE RATE

  &lt;Royal Bank of Canada> said it is
  raising its U.S. base lending rate by 1/4 pct to 8-1/4 pct,
  effective tomorrow.
      The move is the first change in the bank's U.S. dollar base
  lending rate since last August, when it lowered the rate 1/2
  point.
      It follows the announcement yesterday of a 1/4 point rise
  to 7-3/4 pct of two of the largest U.S. banks' prime rates.
  

