The sharp sell-off in technology shares on Tuesday eroded a little over Rs 1,000 crore of mutual fund holdings in these companies. The Nifty information technology (IT) index, which comprises top-10 stocks in the sector, declined 3.2% on Tuesday after the US moved to tighten work-visa rules in the country.
Mutual funds' portfolio value in top-five technology companies is Rs 36,000 crore. TCS fell 4.3%, HCL TechnologiesBSE 0.67 % dropped 4.2%, Tech MahindraBSE -0.66 % declined 3. ..