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Nifty +9.83% · best Bank +19.29% · worst FMCG -0.12%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 31, 2013 · Monthly Audit
The October 2013 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2013-09-30 close to the 2013-10-31 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +19.29%, close 11473.15
• Nifty 50 — +9.83%, close 6299.15
• Nifty 500 — +9.40%, close 4804.85
• Sensex — +9.21%, close 21164.52
• Midcap 100 — +7.67%, close 7534.80
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 12 were up and 9 down. The best day was 2013-10-18 (+2.37%), the worst 2013-10-28 (-0.71%). There were 2.2 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 19.4 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Bank — +19.29%
• PSU Bank — +16.31%
• Realty — +15.00%
• Media — +10.67%
• Metal — +10.46%
• IT — +8.39%
• Pharma — +1.83%
• FMCG — -0.12%
India VIX ranged between 18.39 and 26.83 during the month and closed at 18.39. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.7% — so despite the month's net number of +9.83%, 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.