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Nifty +5.84% · best PSU Bank +12.72% · worst FMCG -3.77%
Published by The Retail Trader · JUL 31, 2017 · Monthly Audit
The July 2017 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2017-06-30 close to the 2017-07-31 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +8.15%, close 25103.65
• Nifty 50 — +5.84%, close 10077.10
• Nifty 500 — +5.54%, close 8793.30
• Sensex — +5.15%, close 32514.94
• Midcap 100 — +4.43%, close 18514.60
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 13 were up and 8 down. The best day was 2017-07-10 (+1.09%), the worst 2017-07-18 (-0.90%).
There were 16.5 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +12.72%
• Metal — +8.98%
• Bank — +8.15%
• Realty — +7.40%
• IT — +5.92%
• Media — +3.97%
• Pharma — -1.35%
• FMCG — -3.77%
India VIX ranged between 10.87 and 11.90 during the month and closed at 11.90. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -0.9% — so despite the month's net number of +5.84%, 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.