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Nifty +3.51% · best PSU Bank +9.25% · worst Media -0.73%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 31, 2019 · Monthly Audit
The October 2019 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 19 sessions, all measured from the 2019-09-30 close to the 2019-10-31 close.
An account of 19 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +4.95%, close 16818.90
• Sensex — +3.78%, close 40129.05
• Nifty 500 — +3.73%, close 9689.65
• Nifty 50 — +3.51%, close 11877.45
• Bank Nifty — +3.31%, close 30066.25
Of the Nifty's 19 sessions, 12 were up and 7 down. The best day was 2019-10-29 (+1.75%), the worst 2019-10-04 (-1.23%).
There were 10.0 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +9.25%
• Pharma — +4.38%
• Realty — +3.96%
• FMCG — +3.81%
• Bank — +3.31%
• Metal — +2.50%
• IT — +0.12%
• Media — -0.73%
India VIX ranged between 15.32 and 17.83 during the month and closed at 16.28. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.1% — so despite the month's net number of +3.51%, 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.