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Nifty +1.54% · best IT +7.31% · worst PSU Bank -8.66%
Published by The Retail Trader · APR 30, 2019 · Monthly Audit
The April 2019 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2019-03-28 close to the 2019-04-30 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Nifty 50 — +1.54%, close 11748.15
• Sensex — +1.26%, close 39031.55
• Nifty 500 — +0.65%, close 9664.30
• Bank Nifty — -2.16%, close 29764.80
• Midcap 100 — -2.86%, close 17566.40
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 10 were up and 9 down. The best day was 2019-04-24 (+1.30%), the worst 2019-04-22 (-1.35%). There were 4.4 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 16.0 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• IT — +7.31%
• Metal — +3.88%
• Pharma — +2.21%
• FMCG — +0.31%
• Bank — -2.16%
• Media — -2.43%
• Realty — -3.13%
• PSU Bank — -8.66%
India VIX ranged between 18.01 and 24.65 during the month and closed at 21.83. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.8% — so despite the month's net number of +1.54%, 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.