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Nifty +3.72% · best Realty +9.83% · worst Metal +1.80%
Published by The Retail Trader · FEB 28, 2017 · Monthly Audit
The February 2017 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2017-01-31 close to the 2017-02-28 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +6.92%, close 16480.50
• Bank Nifty — +5.60%, close 20607.25
• Nifty 500 — +4.47%, close 7709.10
• Sensex — +3.93%, close 28743.32
• Nifty 50 — +3.72%, close 8879.60
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 14 were up and 5 down. The best day was 2017-02-01 (+1.81%), the worst 2017-02-15 (-0.77%). There were 3.2 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
All eight of the eight sectors closed positive — a broad-based month:
• Realty — +9.83%
• IT — +8.45%
• Media — +8.12%
• Bank — +5.60%
• PSU Bank — +3.53%
• Pharma — +3.41%
• FMCG — +2.32%
• Metal — +1.80%
India VIX ranged between 13.13 and 14.21 during the month and closed at 13.79. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -0.9% — so despite the month's net number of +3.72%, 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.