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Nifty -4.30% · best IT +4.17% · worst Realty -12.33%
Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 30, 2011 · Monthly Audit
The December 2011 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2011-11-30 close to the 2011-12-30 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Sensex — -4.15%, close 15454.92
• Nifty 50 — -4.30%, close 4624.30
• Nifty 500 — -5.60%, close 3597.75
• Bank Nifty — -6.95%, close 7968.65
• Midcap 100 — -7.97%, close 6111.85
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 7 were up and 13 down. The best day was 2011-12-21 (+3.28%), the worst 2011-12-08 (-2.35%). There were 3.7 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 16.5 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +4.17%
• FMCG — -0.53%
• Pharma — -2.86%
• Media — -5.24%
• Bank — -6.95%
• Metal — -9.07%
• PSU Bank — -12.01%
• Realty — -12.33%
India VIX ranged between 23.99 and 30.58 during the month and closed at 27.11. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -10.2% — so despite the month's net number of -4.30%, 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.