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Nifty +7.76% · best IT +10.56% · worst PSU Bank +0.96%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 31, 2011 · Monthly Audit
The October 2011 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 18 sessions, all measured from the 2011-09-30 close to the 2011-10-31 close.
An account of 18 sessions, best to worst:
• Nifty 50 — +7.76%, close 5326.60
• Sensex — +7.60%, close 17705.01
• Nifty 500 — +5.97%, close 4215.90
• Bank Nifty — +5.51%, close 9989.65
• Midcap 100 — +2.44%, close 7267.15
Of the Nifty's 18 sessions, 8 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2011-10-28 (+3.26%), the worst 2011-10-03 (-1.90%). There were 5.3 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
All eight of the eight sectors closed positive — a broad-based month:
• IT — +10.56%
• Realty — +10.04%
• Metal — +8.07%
• FMCG — +7.26%
• Bank — +5.51%
• Pharma — +4.75%
• Media — +4.12%
• PSU Bank — +0.96%
India VIX ranged between 20.89 and 37.19 during the month and closed at 22.66. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.0% — so despite the month's net number of +7.76%, 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.