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.
Mcap of 8 of top-10 firms erodes by Rs 1.55L cr
Recently, the market witnessed a downturn, with eight of the leading firms in India suffering major valuation losses. The declines of HDFC Bank and Bajaj