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Nifty -5.66% · best IT +4.85% · worst PSU Bank -15.20%
Published by The Retail Trader · FEB 28, 2013 · Monthly Audit
The February 2013 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2013-01-31 close to the 2013-02-28 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Sensex — -5.19%, close 18861.54
• Nifty 50 — -5.66%, close 5693.05
• Nifty 500 — -6.63%, close 4477.50
• Bank Nifty — -9.61%, close 11487.35
• Midcap 100 — -9.84%, close 7540.35
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 8 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2013-02-19 (+0.70%), the worst 2013-02-28 (-1.79%). There were 4.2 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 20.0 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +4.85%
• Pharma — -2.65%
• FMCG — -4.40%
• Media — -9.56%
• Bank — -9.61%
• Realty — -12.77%
• Metal — -14.89%
• PSU Bank — -15.20%
That spread is worth attention: the index recorded -5.66%, but IT was at +4.85% and PSU Bank at -15.20%. Within one and the same month, this was an entirely different month for two portfolios.
India VIX ranged between 13.76 and 17.36 during the month and closed at 14.86. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -5.1% — so despite the month's net number of -5.66%, 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.