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Nifty -0.90% · best FMCG +6.25% · worst IT -6.61%
Published by The Retail Trader · APR 30, 2012 · Monthly Audit
The April 2012 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2012-03-30 close to the 2012-04-30 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +0.63%, close 10276.80
• Sensex — -0.49%, close 17318.81
• Nifty 50 — -0.90%, close 5248.15
• Nifty 500 — -1.03%, close 4178.35
• Midcap 100 — -3.12%, close 7471.05
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 11 were up and 8 down. The best day was 2012-04-17 (+1.22%), the worst 2012-04-23 (-1.71%). There were 2.2 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 12.9 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• FMCG — +6.25%
• Pharma — +2.36%
• Bank — +0.63%
• PSU Bank — -2.12%
• Media — -2.66%
• Metal — -2.77%
• Realty — -5.17%
• IT — -6.61%
India VIX ranged between 17.82 and 22.75 during the month and closed at 17.82. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -3.2% — so despite the month's net number of -0.90%, 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.