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Nifty -0.36% · best Media +13.44% · worst PSU Bank -8.76%
Published by The Retail Trader · FEB 28, 2019 · Monthly Audit
The February 2019 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2019-01-31 close to the 2019-02-28 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Nifty 50 — -0.36%, close 10792.50
• Nifty 500 — -0.53%, close 8955.95
• Sensex — -1.07%, close 35867.44
• Midcap 100 — -1.09%, close 16721.10
• Bank Nifty — -1.85%, close 26789.90
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 9 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2019-02-20 (+1.24%), the worst 2019-02-08 (-1.14%).
There were 22.2 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Media — +13.44%
• IT — +1.50%
• Realty — +0.74%
• Pharma — +0.67%
• Metal — -1.52%
• FMCG — -1.80%
• Bank — -1.85%
• PSU Bank — -8.76%
That spread is worth attention: the index recorded -0.36%, but Media was at +13.44% and PSU Bank at -8.76%. Within one and the same month, this was an entirely different month for two portfolios.
India VIX ranged between 15.36 and 18.90 during the month and closed at 18.28. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -4.2% — so despite the month's net number of -0.36%, 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.