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Nifty -0.12% · best PSU Bank +8.56% · worst Realty -5.21%
Published by The Retail Trader · APR 30, 2014 · Monthly Audit
The April 2014 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 18 sessions, all measured from the 2014-03-31 close to the 2014-04-30 close.
An account of 18 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +1.99%, close 8783.65
• Bank Nifty — +0.89%, close 12855.85
• Nifty 500 — +0.59%, close 5255.65
• Sensex — +0.14%, close 22417.80
• Nifty 50 — -0.12%, close 6696.40
Of the Nifty's 18 sessions, 8 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2014-04-17 (+1.56%), the worst 2014-04-16 (-0.86%). There were 2.1 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 13.8 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +8.56%
• Pharma — +6.15%
• Bank — +0.89%
• IT — -0.75%
• Metal — -0.77%
• FMCG — -2.83%
• Media — -2.94%
• Realty — -5.21%
India VIX ranged between 20.69 and 34.39 during the month and closed at 30.59. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.1% — so despite the month's net number of -0.12%, 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.