MFs with exposure to RInfra stare at losses on downgrade of debt paper

As of June 30, at least 3 had total exposure of Rs 4.6 billion to the latter's debt paper

Mutual fund (MF) schemes exposed to Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) are staring at mark-to-market losses, following the downgrade of the debt paper of the Anil Ambani-led firm.

Rating agencies have assigned a ‘D’ (default) status to RInfra’s debentures due to non-payment of debt obligations within the due date. As of June 30, Kotak Mutual Fund, Franklin Templeton MF and Reliance Nippon MF together had exposure of Rs 4.6 billion to the RInfra's debt instruments. The latest holdings couldn’t be ascertained, as fund houses have not yet made public their holdings for July.

Recently, CRISIL downgraded its ratings on Rs 5.8 billion