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Nifty +3.58% · best Realty +13.98% · worst Pharma -1.61%
Published by The Retail Trader · FEB 29, 2012 · Monthly Audit
The February 2012 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2012-01-31 close to the 2012-02-29 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +8.52%, close 7705.60
• Bank Nifty — +4.99%, close 10414.20
• Nifty 500 — +4.72%, close 4275.55
• Nifty 50 — +3.58%, close 5385.20
• Sensex — +3.25%, close 17752.68
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 13 were up and 7 down. The best day was 2012-02-15 (+2.14%), the worst 2012-02-27 (-2.73%). There were 4.9 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 15.6 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Realty — +13.98%
• PSU Bank — +8.42%
• IT — +6.67%
• Metal — +5.30%
• Bank — +4.99%
• FMCG — +2.25%
• Media — +0.94%
• Pharma — -1.61%
India VIX ranged between 22.10 and 27.38 during the month and closed at 26.93. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -5.8% — so despite the month's net number of +3.58%, 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.