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Nifty -0.95% · best Media +4.58% · worst PSU Bank -9.25%
Published by The Retail Trader · JUL 31, 2012 · Monthly Audit
The July 2012 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2012-06-29 close to the 2012-07-31 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +0.42%, close 10384.10
• Nifty 50 — -0.95%, close 5229.00
• Nifty 500 — -1.06%, close 4126.45
• Sensex — -1.11%, close 17236.18
• Midcap 100 — -2.49%, close 7168.50
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 10 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2012-07-30 (+1.96%), the worst 2012-07-23 (-1.67%).
There were 13.8 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Media — +4.58%
• Pharma — +3.79%
• FMCG — +1.29%
• Bank — +0.42%
• Realty — -2.09%
• Metal — -3.04%
• IT — -7.31%
• PSU Bank — -9.25%
India VIX ranged between 16.01 and 19.01 during the month and closed at 16.01. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -5.7% — so despite the month's net number of -0.95%, 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.