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Nifty +4.09% · best Metal +6.55% · worst PSU Bank -7.29%
Published by The Retail Trader · SEP 30, 2019 · Monthly Audit
The September 2019 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2019-08-30 close to the 2019-09-30 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +6.11%, close 29103.15
• Nifty 50 — +4.09%, close 11474.45
• Nifty 500 — +4.05%, close 9340.90
• Sensex — +3.57%, close 38667.33
• Midcap 100 — +2.39%, close 16026.00
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 10 were up and 9 down. The best day was 2019-09-20 (+5.32%), the worst 2019-09-03 (-2.04%).
There were 13.8 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Metal — +6.55%
• FMCG — +6.42%
• Bank — +6.11%
• IT — -2.94%
• Realty — -3.16%
• Media — -5.99%
• Pharma — -6.50%
• PSU Bank — -7.29%
India VIX ranged between 14.12 and 18.06 during the month and closed at 15.87. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -3.4% — so despite the month's net number of +4.09%, 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.