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Nifty +0.14% · best Media +8.23% · worst PSU Bank -11.47%
Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 31, 2015 · Monthly Audit
The December 2015 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2015-11-30 close to the 2015-12-31 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +1.12%, close 13396.70
• Nifty 500 — +0.58%, close 6724.75
• Nifty 50 — +0.14%, close 7946.35
• Sensex — -0.11%, close 26117.54
• Bank Nifty — -2.92%, close 16922.20
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 11 were up and 11 down. The best day was 2015-12-17 (+1.21%), the worst 2015-12-09 (-1.16%).
There were 19.7 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Media — +8.23%
• Metal — +5.25%
• Pharma — +4.09%
• IT — +0.06%
• Realty — -0.40%
• FMCG — -0.42%
• Bank — -2.92%
• PSU Bank — -11.47%
India VIX ranged between 13.65 and 17.80 during the month and closed at 13.87. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -4.3% — so despite the month's net number of +0.14%, 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.