Nifty 50 is benchmark index of an Indian stock market. Please see below graph for the Nifty and it’s weightage.
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Past Month Returns : May-2020
- Nifty50 ended the month of May-2020 with a gain of -2.84%. vs +14.68%
- This year (April Month) has one of the best monthly returns in the last decade.
- This April Monthly Gain Ranks – 261st out of 359 months since July 1990.
- Yearly returns stand at the end of May is -21.27%.
To give a picture of monthly returns in past, here is the Nifty Monthly Returns Heatmap:
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Indices Monthly Performance :
TOP 10 NIFTY Monthly Gain
| RANK | MONTH | Returns % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar-92 | 41.87% |
| 2 | Feb-92 | 29.84% |
| 3 | May-09 | 28.07% |
| 4 | Jul-91 | 27.23% |
| 5 | Jan-92 | 22.61% |
| 6 | Nov-93 | 21.01% |
| 7 | Feb-91 | 20.86% |
| 8 | Jan-94 | 19.57% |
| 9 | Oct-07 | 17.51% |
| 10 | Feb-96 | 16.98% |
TOP 10 NIFTY Monthly Fall
| RANK | MONTH | Fall % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct-08 | -26.41% |
| 2 | May-92 | -25.27% |
| 3 | Mar-20 | -23.25% |
| 4 | May-04 | -17.40% |
| 5 | Jun-08 | -17.03% |
| 6 | Jan-08 | -16.31% |
| 7 | Mar-01 | -15.04% |
| 8 | Mar-93 | -14.68% |
| 9 | May-06 | -13.68% |
| 10 | Oct-92 | -13.67% |
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