The top three fund houses in terms of cash holding are PPFAS (holding of 15.9%), Axis (10.2%) and SBI (10%). There are several reasons for higher cash holding. First, the broad market seems to be richly valued. The benchmark Nifty 50 index at present trades at a price-earnings multiple of 21, which is 13% premium to the ten-year average multiple.
Market Wrap: Sensex falls 142 points, Nifty holds 23,900; HDFC Bank shares tumble 3%
Indian stock market closed in the red, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty falling up to 0.2% as Iran-US tensions simmered and rupee declined. Broader