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Nifty +0.26% · best Realty +15.90% · worst PSU Bank -3.07%
Published by The Retail Trader · JUL 30, 2021 · Monthly Audit
The July 2021 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2021-06-30 close to the 2021-07-30 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +3.13%, close 27815.25
• Nifty 500 — +1.42%, close 13664.25
• Nifty 50 — +0.26%, close 15763.05
• Sensex — +0.20%, close 52586.84
• Bank Nifty — -0.54%, close 34584.35
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 10 were up and 11 down. The best day was 2021-07-22 (+1.23%), the worst 2021-07-19 (-1.07%). There were 2.9 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 19.0 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Realty — +15.90%
• Metal — +10.63%
• IT — +4.50%
• Pharma — +0.81%
• Media — -0.08%
• FMCG — -0.11%
• Bank — -0.54%
• PSU Bank — -3.07%
India VIX ranged between 11.71 and 13.69 during the month and closed at 12.80. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.8% — so despite the month's net number of +0.26%, 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.