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Nifty -0.47% · best IT +3.09% · worst Pharma -7.34%
Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 30, 2016 · Monthly Audit
The December 2016 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2016-11-30 close to the 2016-12-30 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Sensex — -0.10%, close 26626.46
• Nifty 50 — -0.47%, close 8185.80
• Nifty 500 — -1.36%, close 6982.80
• Bank Nifty — -2.42%, close 18177.20
• Midcap 100 — -3.73%, close 14351.45
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 10 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2016-12-08 (+1.79%), the worst 2016-12-02 (-1.30%). There were 3.3 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 10.4 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +3.09%
• FMCG — +1.30%
• Media — -0.83%
• Realty — -1.49%
• Bank — -2.42%
• Metal — -5.23%
• PSU Bank — -6.21%
• Pharma — -7.34%
India VIX ranged between 14.54 and 17.93 during the month and closed at 15.47. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -4.3% — so despite the month's net number of -0.47%, 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.