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DECEMBER 2014 AUDIT: NIFTY DOWN 3.6%

Nifty -3.56% · best Media +2.66% · worst Realty -7.18%

Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 31, 2014 · Monthly Audit

The December 2014 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2014-11-28 close to the 2014-12-31 close.

December 2014 index and sector returns
2014-11-28 to 2014-12-31 — the return of every index and sector

INDEX LEVEL

An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +1.57%, close 12583.85
• Bank Nifty — +1.21%, close 18736.65
• Nifty 500 — -2.09%, close 6773.65
• Nifty 50 — -3.56%, close 8282.70
• Sensex — -4.16%, close 27499.42

Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 10 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2014-12-18 (+1.61%), the worst 2014-12-16 (-1.85%). There were 5.1 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.

SECTOR LEVEL

There were 9.8 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Media — +2.66%
• Bank — +1.21%
• FMCG — +0.49%
• PSU Bank — -0.13%
• Pharma — -2.71%
• IT — -5.73%
• Metal — -6.26%
• Realty — -7.18%

VOLATILITY AND DRAWDOWN

India VIX ranged between 11.95 and 16.93 during the month and closed at 15.12. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -6.2% — so despite the month's net number of -3.56%, 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.

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