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Nifty +2.20% · best IT +12.50% · worst Metal -4.38%
Published by The Retail Trader · JAN 31, 2013 · Monthly Audit
The January 2013 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2012-12-31 close to the 2013-01-31 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Sensex — +2.41%, close 19894.98
• Nifty 50 — +2.20%, close 6034.75
• Bank Nifty — +1.88%, close 12708.60
• Nifty 500 — +1.09%, close 4795.30
• Midcap 100 — -1.66%, close 8363.70
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 13 were up and 9 down. The best day was 2013-01-02 (+1.49%), the worst 2013-01-16 (-0.90%). There were 3.9 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 16.9 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +12.50%
• Realty — +4.80%
• Media — +2.93%
• Bank — +1.88%
• PSU Bank — +0.69%
• FMCG — +0.59%
• Pharma — -1.65%
• Metal — -4.38%
India VIX ranged between 13.23 and 15.17 during the month and closed at 14.13. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.1% — so despite the month's net number of +2.20%, 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.