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Nifty +4.51% · best Realty +9.22% · worst Media -0.30%
Published by The Retail Trader · OCT 31, 2025 · Monthly Audit
The October 2025 audit — what every major index and every sector did across the month's 21 sessions, all measured from the 2025-09-30 close to the 2025-10-31 close.
An account of 21 sessions, best to worst:
• Midcap 100 — +5.83%, close 59825.90
• Bank Nifty — +5.75%, close 57776.35
• Sensex — +4.57%, close 83938.71
• Nifty 50 — +4.51%, close 25722.10
• Nifty 500 — +4.29%, close 23710.40
Of the Nifty's 21 sessions, 14 were up and 7 down. The best day was 2025-10-16 (+1.03%), the worst 2025-10-30 (-0.68%).
There were 9.5 percentage points between the best and the worst sector:
• Realty — +9.22%
• PSU Bank — +8.74%
• IT — +6.11%
• Bank — +5.75%
• Metal — +5.72%
• Pharma — +3.36%
• FMCG — +2.74%
• Media — -0.30%
India VIX ranged between 10.05 and 12.15 during the month and closed at 12.15. The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the Nifty inside the month was -1.3% — so despite the month's net number of +4.51%, 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.