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Nifty -3.48% · best PSU Bank +7.94% · worst Media -5.88%
Published by The Retail Trader · DEC 30, 2022 · Monthly Audit
The December 2022 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 22 sessions, all measured from the 2022-11-30 close to the 2022-12-30 close.
An account of 22 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — -0.57%, close 42986.45
• Midcap 100 — -1.65%, close 31509.10
• Nifty 500 — -3.12%, close 15448.85
• Nifty 50 — -3.48%, close 18105.30
• Sensex — -3.58%, close 60840.74
Of the Nifty's 22 sessions, 10 were up and 12 down. The best day was 2022-12-26 (+1.17%), the worst 2022-12-23 (-1.77%).
There were 13.8 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• PSU Bank — +7.94%
• Metal — +2.43%
• Bank — -0.57%
• FMCG — -3.00%
• Realty — -4.08%
• Pharma — -4.16%
• IT — -5.82%
• Media — -5.88%
India VIX ranged between 12.88 and 16.16 during the month and closed at 14.87. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -5.3% — so despite the month's net number of -3.48%, 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.