Nifty -1.15% · best IT +4.18% · worst Metal -5.98%
Published by The Retail Trader · SEP 30, 2011 · Monthly Audit
The September 2011 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2011-08-30 close to the 2011-09-30 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — -0.68%, close 9468.30
• Nifty 50 — -1.15%, close 4943.25
• Sensex — -1.34%, close 16453.76
• Nifty 500 — -1.49%, close 3978.35
• Midcap 100 — -2.75%, close 7094.00
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 10 were up and 11 down. The best day was 2011-09-27 (+2.81%), the worst 2011-09-22 (-4.08%).
There were 10.2 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +4.18%
• Realty — +2.68%
• Pharma — -0.07%
• Media — -0.62%
• Bank — -0.68%
• FMCG — -1.02%
• PSU Bank — -1.67%
• Metal — -5.98%
India VIX ranged between 26.09 and 35.43 during the month and closed at 31.94. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -6.2% — so despite the month's net number of -1.15%, a decline of that depth was seen along the way.
All figures in this article were computed from The Retail Trader daily index database through 24 July 2026. Past performance does not indicate future performance. This analysis is educational only and is not a recommendation to buy or sell.