Synopsis Out of the around 800-odd companies that have reported their shareholding patterns for the December quarter so far, only 64 have seen a rise in MF holdings. Getty Images Mutual funds sold stocks worth some Rs 71,000 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year. NEW DELHI: Mutual funds were seen buying over 1 per cent stake in at least 14 BSE-listed firms during the December quarter, even as they sold stocks worth some Rs 71,000 crore. Out of the around 800-odd companies that have reported their shareholding patterns for the December quarter so far, only 64 have seen a rise in MF holdings. Domestic funds sold stocks worth Rs 26,427.83 crore in December, Rs 30,760 crore in November and Rs 14,492 crore in October, Sebi’s monthly bulletin showed.