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Nifty +3.31% · best Realty +9.00% · worst Pharma -1.64%
Published by The Retail Trader · MAR 31, 2017 · Monthly Audit
The March 2017 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2017-02-28 close to the 2017-03-31 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +4.35%, close 17197.15
• Bank Nifty — +4.06%, close 21444.15
• Nifty 500 — +3.71%, close 7995.05
• Nifty 50 — +3.31%, close 9173.75
• Sensex — +3.05%, close 29620.50
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 12 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2017-03-14 (+1.71%), the worst 2017-03-22 (-1.00%).
There were 10.6 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Realty — +9.00%
• PSU Bank — +7.31%
• Media — +5.94%
• FMCG — +5.39%
• Bank — +4.06%
• IT — +0.21%
• Metal — -0.98%
• Pharma — -1.64%
India VIX ranged between 11.84 and 14.39 during the month and closed at 12.42. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.4% — so despite the month's net number of +3.31%, 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.