Nifty -0.20% · best Pharma +11.59% · worst Realty -7.93%
Published by The Retail Trader · JUN 29, 2018 · Monthly Audit
The June 2018 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2018-05-31 close to the 2018-06-29 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Sensex — +0.29%, close 35423.48
• Nifty 50 — -0.20%, close 10714.30
• Nifty 500 — -1.64%, close 9162.45
• Bank Nifty — -2.20%, close 26364.20
• Midcap 100 — -3.82%, close 18181.30
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 10 were up and 11 down. The best day was 2018-06-29 (+1.18%), the worst 2018-06-27 (-0.91%). There were 3.6 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 19.5 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Pharma — +11.59%
• IT — +2.37%
• FMCG — +0.53%
• Bank — -2.20%
• Metal — -4.27%
• Media — -4.84%
• PSU Bank — -5.98%
• Realty — -7.93%
India VIX ranged between 12.02 and 13.95 during the month and closed at 12.94. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.5% — so despite the month's net number of -0.20%, 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.