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Nifty +3.95% · best Bank +4.92% · worst Pharma -2.64%
Published by The Retail Trader · MAY 31, 2016 · Monthly Audit
The May 2016 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2016-04-29 close to the 2016-05-31 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +4.92%, close 17620.90
• Sensex — +4.14%, close 26667.96
• Nifty 50 — +3.95%, close 8160.10
• Nifty 500 — +3.27%, close 6804.00
• Midcap 100 — +0.74%, close 13292.65
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 11 were up and 11 down. The best day was 2016-05-25 (+2.40%), the worst 2016-05-19 (-1.10%). There were 3.2 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 7.6 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Bank — +4.92%
• Realty — +4.78%
• Media — +4.56%
• FMCG — +3.97%
• PSU Bank — +2.07%
• IT — +1.78%
• Metal — -0.68%
• Pharma — -2.64%
India VIX ranged between 15.26 and 17.46 during the month and closed at 16.05. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.1% — so despite the month's net number of +3.95%, 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.