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Nifty -2.48% · best PSU Bank +3.50% · worst Pharma -5.77%
Published by The Retail Trader · JAN 29, 2021 · Monthly Audit
The January 2021 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2020-12-31 close to the 2021-01-29 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +0.32%, close 20909.85
• Nifty 500 — -1.87%, close 11302.40
• Bank Nifty — -2.23%, close 30565.50
• Nifty 50 — -2.48%, close 13634.60
• Sensex — -3.07%, close 46285.77
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 10 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2021-01-19 (+1.68%), the worst 2021-01-27 (-1.91%). There were 2.8 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 9.3 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +3.50%
• IT — +1.63%
• Media — +0.07%
• Bank — -2.23%
• Realty — -2.61%
• FMCG — -3.09%
• Metal — -5.44%
• Pharma — -5.77%
India VIX ranged between 20.03 and 25.34 during the month and closed at 25.34. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -6.9% — so despite the month's net number of -2.48%, 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.