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Nifty +0.31% · best Metal +6.20% · worst IT -2.37%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 28, 2016 · Monthly Audit
The October 2016 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 18 sessions, all measured from the 2016-09-30 close to the 2016-10-28 close.
An account of 18 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +2.78%, close 15841.35
• Bank Nifty — +1.40%, close 19555.95
• Nifty 500 — +1.34%, close 7494.10
• Nifty 50 — +0.31%, close 8638.00
• Sensex — +0.27%, close 27941.51
Of the Nifty's 18 sessions, 8 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2016-10-18 (+1.85%), the worst 2016-10-13 (-1.56%). There were 2.5 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 8.6 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Metal — +6.20%
• Realty — +3.82%
• PSU Bank — +1.52%
• Bank — +1.40%
• Pharma — +0.97%
• FMCG — +0.03%
• Media — -0.91%
• IT — -2.37%
India VIX ranged between 13.83 and 15.66 during the month and closed at 14.65. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.8% — so despite the month's net number of +0.31%, 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.