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Nifty +6.19% · best IT +11.79% · worst PSU Bank -0.52%
Published by The Retail Trader · APR 30, 2018 · Monthly Audit
The April 2018 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2018-03-28 close to the 2018-04-30 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +8.17%, close 20290.30
• Sensex — +6.65%, close 35160.36
• Nifty 500 — +6.56%, close 9496.50
• Nifty 50 — +6.19%, close 10739.35
• Bank Nifty — +5.23%, close 25531.60
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 17 were up and 4 down. The best day was 2018-04-05 (+1.94%), the worst 2018-04-04 (-1.14%).
There were 12.3 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +11.79%
• FMCG — +10.12%
• Realty — +9.59%
• Pharma — +8.41%
• Metal — +7.47%
• Bank — +5.23%
• Media — +2.32%
• PSU Bank — -0.52%
India VIX ranged between 11.90 and 16.34 during the month and closed at 12.36. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.1% — so despite the month's net number of +6.19%, 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.