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Nifty -5.89% · best Metal -2.15% · worst Realty -13.40%
Published by The Retail Trader · FEB 28, 2025 · Monthly Audit
The February 2025 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 20 sessions, all measured from the 2025-01-31 close to the 2025-02-28 close.
An account of 20 sessions, best to worst:
• Bank Nifty — -2.51%, close 48344.70
• Sensex — -5.55%, close 73198.10
• Nifty 50 — -5.89%, close 22124.70
• Nifty 500 — -7.88%, close 19880.90
• Midcap 100 — -10.79%, close 47915.20
Of the Nifty's 20 sessions, 2 were up and 18 down. The best day was 2025-02-04 (+1.62%), the worst 2025-02-28 (-1.86%). There were 4.9 points between the Midcap 100 and the Nifty — large caps were ahead of the broad market.
All eight of the eight sectors closed negative — such a month is rare, and in it sector selection offers no shelter:
• Metal — -2.15%
• Bank — -2.51%
• Pharma — -7.58%
• PSU Bank — -10.53%
• FMCG — -10.59%
• Media — -12.24%
• IT — -12.53%
• Realty — -13.40%
India VIX ranged between 13.31 and 15.72 during the month and closed at 13.91. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -6.8% — so despite the month's net number of -5.89%, 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.