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Nifty +0.30% · best PSU Bank +13.78% · worst FMCG -5.45%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 29, 2021 · Monthly Audit
The October 2021 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2021-09-30 close to the 2021-10-29 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — +4.52%, close 39115.60
• Sensex — +0.31%, close 59306.93
• Nifty 50 — +0.30%, close 17671.65
• Midcap 100 — +0.28%, close 30469.55
• Nifty 500 — +0.23%, close 15086.90
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 11 were up and 9 down. The best day was 2021-10-14 (+0.97%), the worst 2021-10-28 (-1.94%).
There were 19.2 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +13.78%
• Media — +5.04%
• Bank — +4.52%
• Metal — -0.85%
• IT — -1.77%
• Realty — -2.94%
• Pharma — -4.06%
• FMCG — -5.45%
India VIX ranged between 15.65 and 18.31 during the month and closed at 17.43. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -4.4% — so despite the month's net number of +0.30%, 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.