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Nifty -0.13% · best PSU Bank +5.93% · worst Pharma -4.39%
Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 31, 2018 · Monthly Audit
The December 2018 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2018-11-30 close to the 2018-12-31 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +2.12%, close 17875.50
• Bank Nifty — +1.11%, close 27160.20
• Nifty 500 — +0.67%, close 9170.00
• Nifty 50 — -0.13%, close 10862.55
• Sensex — -0.35%, close 36068.33
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 13 were up and 7 down. The best day was 2018-12-12 (+1.79%), the worst 2018-12-10 (-1.92%). There were 2.3 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 10.3 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +5.93%
• FMCG — +1.30%
• Bank — +1.11%
• Media — +0.64%
• Realty — +0.15%
• Metal — -0.29%
• IT — -1.35%
• Pharma — -4.39%
India VIX ranged between 14.33 and 20.44 during the month and closed at 16.00. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -3.6% — so despite the month's net number of -0.13%, 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.