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Nifty -0.03% · best Bank +5.58% · worst Pharma -9.28%
Published by The Retail Trader · MAY 31, 2018 · Monthly Audit
The May 2018 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2018-04-30 close to the 2018-05-31 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +5.58%, close 26956.20
• Sensex — +0.46%, close 35322.38
• Nifty 50 — -0.03%, close 10736.15
• Nifty 500 — -1.91%, close 9315.35
• Midcap 100 — -6.84%, close 18903.30
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 10 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2018-05-31 (+1.15%), the worst 2018-05-23 (-1.01%). There were 6.8 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 14.9 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Bank — +5.58%
• PSU Bank — +3.68%
• FMCG — +0.14%
• IT — -2.29%
• Metal — -4.80%
• Media — -5.44%
• Realty — -8.47%
• Pharma — -9.28%
India VIX ranged between 12.65 and 14.43 during the month and closed at 13.22. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -3.5% — so despite the month's net number of -0.03%, 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.