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Nifty -4.98% · best PSU Bank +7.98% · worst IT -5.67%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 31, 2018 · Monthly Audit
The October 2018 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2018-09-28 close to the 2018-10-31 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +0.20%, close 17189.15
• Bank Nifty — +0.13%, close 25153.25
• Nifty 500 — -3.98%, close 8753.45
• Sensex — -4.93%, close 34442.05
• Nifty 50 — -4.98%, close 10386.60
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 9 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2018-10-12 (+2.32%), the worst 2018-10-05 (-2.67%). There were 5.2 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 13.6 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +7.98%
• Media — +1.71%
• Bank — +0.13%
• Realty — -2.14%
• Pharma — -2.16%
• FMCG — -4.07%
• Metal — -5.41%
• IT — -5.67%
India VIX ranged between 16.84 and 21.36 during the month and closed at 19.80. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -8.9% — so despite the month's net number of -4.98%, 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.