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Nifty +3.51% · best Bank +11.42% · worst Media -8.32%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 30, 2020 · Monthly Audit
The October 2020 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2020-09-30 close to the 2020-10-30 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +11.42%, close 23900.90
• Sensex — +4.06%, close 39614.07
• Nifty 50 — +3.51%, close 11642.40
• Nifty 500 — +2.57%, close 9581.65
• Midcap 100 — +0.49%, close 17066.50
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 15 were up and 6 down. The best day was 2020-10-01 (+1.51%), the worst 2020-10-15 (-2.43%). There were 3.0 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
There were 19.7 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Bank — +11.42%
• Realty — +7.69%
• IT — +4.84%
• Metal — +4.51%
• PSU Bank — -1.32%
• FMCG — -1.38%
• Pharma — -4.49%
• Media — -8.32%
India VIX ranged between 18.35 and 24.75 during the month and closed at 24.75. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -2.7% — 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.