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Nifty +1.24% · best Metal +11.12% · worst IT -4.86%
Published by The Retail Trader · APR 30, 2024 · Monthly Audit
The April 2024 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2024-03-28 close to the 2024-04-30 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +5.81%, close 50868.20
• Bank Nifty — +4.82%, close 49396.75
• Nifty 500 — +3.66%, close 20997.20
• Nifty 50 — +1.24%, close 22604.85
• Sensex — +1.13%, close 74482.78
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 10 were up and 10 down. The best day was 2024-04-29 (+1.00%), the worst 2024-04-15 (-1.10%). There were 4.6 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — the broad market was ahead of large caps.
There were 16.0 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Metal — +11.12%
• PSU Bank — +8.54%
• Realty — +8.06%
• Media — +5.40%
• Bank — +4.82%
• FMCG — +0.54%
• Pharma — -0.13%
• IT — -4.86%
India VIX ranged between 10.20 and 13.46 during the month and closed at 12.87. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -3.3% — so despite the month's net number of +1.24%, 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.