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Nifty -3.74% · best Pharma +2.15% · worst Realty -8.46%
Published by The Retail Trader · SEP 30, 2022 · Monthly Audit
The September 2022 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2022-08-30 close to the 2022-09-30 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — -2.29%, close 38631.95
• Midcap 100 — -2.58%, close 30668.30
• Nifty 500 — -3.23%, close 14829.35
• Sensex — -3.54%, close 57426.92
• Nifty 50 — -3.74%, close 17094.35
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 8 were up and 14 down. The best day was 2022-09-30 (+1.64%), the worst 2022-09-16 (-1.94%).
There were 10.6 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Pharma — +2.15%
• FMCG — +1.33%
• PSU Bank — -0.28%
• Media — -0.30%
• Bank — -2.29%
• Metal — -2.80%
• IT — -5.02%
• Realty — -8.46%
India VIX ranged between 17.47 and 22.10 during the month and closed at 19.97. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -6.9% — so despite the month's net number of -3.74%, 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.