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Nifty +0.93% · best Metal +6.70% · worst PSU Bank -5.45%
Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 31, 2019 · Monthly Audit
The December 2019 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2019-11-29 close to the 2019-12-31 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Sensex — +1.13%, close 41253.74
• Nifty 50 — +0.93%, close 12168.45
• Bank Nifty — +0.67%, close 32161.65
• Nifty 500 — +0.60%, close 9872.55
• Midcap 100 — -0.69%, close 17102.50
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 11 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2019-12-27 (+0.98%), the worst 2019-12-06 (-0.81%).
There were 12.1 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Metal — +6.70%
• Realty — +5.85%
• IT — +4.36%
• Bank — +0.67%
• Media — -1.71%
• Pharma — -1.83%
• FMCG — -2.76%
• PSU Bank — -5.45%
India VIX ranged between 10.53 and 14.60 during the month and closed at 11.67. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.6% — so despite the month's net number of +0.93%, 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.