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Nifty -3.65% · best Metal +3.35% · worst IT -8.95%
Published by The Retail Trader · APR 30, 2015 · Monthly Audit
The April 2015 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 18 sessions, all measured from the 2015-03-31 close to the 2015-04-30 close.
An account of 18 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +0.72%, close 18338.10
• Midcap 100 — -2.40%, close 12689.60
• Nifty 500 — -3.27%, close 6749.65
• Sensex — -3.38%, close 27011.31
• Nifty 50 — -3.65%, close 8181.50
Of the Nifty's 18 sessions, 9 were up and 9 down. The best day was 2015-04-01 (+1.12%), the worst 2015-04-20 (-1.83%).
There were 12.3 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Metal — +3.35%
• PSU Bank — +2.18%
• Bank — +0.72%
• FMCG — -1.86%
• Realty — -5.25%
• Pharma — -6.13%
• Media — -6.20%
• IT — -8.95%
India VIX ranged between 13.67 and 19.11 during the month and closed at 17.23. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -7.4% — so despite the month's net number of -3.65%, 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.