Data to 5 October 2026

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Every NSE index: returns, trend and risk

120 NSE indices, total returns with dividends reinvested, to 5 Oct 2026. 40 of 114 are up over the past year; the best is the Nifty Metal (+22.9%) and the worst the Nifty India Railways PSU (−26.3%). 28 of 114 are above their 200-day average and 38 of 114 are above their 10-month average at the last month-end.

Written for investors comparing segments of the market, and anyone checking how a theme really did. Data to 5 Oct 2026.

Every index

Pick a family, search by name, and switch between returns and trend and risk. Click any heading to sort. Returns over three years and longer are annualised. The trend column says whether an index is in an uptrend or a downtrend and since when (weekly readings of 24 trend signals; each name links to its trend page); momentum is the 12-1 month return with its rank in the family.

120 indices shown. Sorted by one-year return.

Index 52 weeksFamily1D1W1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y10YOff highvs 200-day50-dayTrendMomentumVol 1YWorst fall 5Y
Nifty Metal Sector+0.3%−2.7%−6.1%−0.5%+9.9%+13.1%+22.9%+24.1%+18.1%+19.1%−8.3%+1.4%BelowUpsince Sep ’25+33%1/2323%−33%
Nifty Capital Markets Theme+1.9%−0.1%−5.2%−7.1%+16.3%+10.9%+21.8%+45.9%+26.3%–−9.2%+1.6%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+33%1/4124%−41%
Nifty Pharma Sector−0.7%−2.4%−1.4%+1.7%+20.2%+15.6%+20.8%+21.0%+12.9%+9.2%−3.9%+8.4%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+27%3/2314%−20%
Nifty MidSmall Healthcare Sector−1.1%−2.5%−3.0%−0.8%+21.0%+15.3%+15.9%+24.3%+15.1%+17.7%−5.2%+7.5%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+22%4/2315%−26%
Nifty MidSmall Financial Services Sector+1.1%−0.8%−8.1%−6.1%+13.3%+1.5%+15.0%+23.3%+20.4%+11.8%−9.1%−1.6%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+29%2/2321%−28%
Nifty India Defence Theme+0.4%−0.5%−5.4%−4.0%+21.0%+19.1%+13.5%+41.6%+49.7%–−8.2%+5.2%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+24%2/4124%−38%
Nifty Smallcap 50 Broad+0.3%−1.4%−4.6%+1.3%+25.9%+11.7%+12.9%+18.4%+13.0%+11.5%−4.9%+7.5%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+19%1/1818%−37%
Nifty500 Healthcare Sector−1.0%−3.6%−3.0%−2.0%+18.4%+11.6%+12.6%+20.4%+12.7%+11.9%−5.6%+5.6%BelowUpsince May ’26+20%6/2313%−21%
Nifty Healthcare Sector−1.0%−3.6%−2.9%−2.9%+14.7%+9.4%+12.1%+19.6%+12.6%+10.3%−5.9%+3.9%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+20%5/2314%−19%
Nifty IPO Theme+1.1%+1.1%−0.2%+5.0%+33.5%+18.2%+11.9%+12.8%+5.4%–−2.4%+13.3%AboveUpsince Apr ’26+12%6/4117%−41%
Nifty Microcap 250 Broad0.0%−0.5%−2.0%+2.6%+30.7%+15.4%+10.8%+17.4%+20.6%+19.1%−3.3%+10.9%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+16%3/1820%−28%
Nifty High Beta 50 Strategy+1.2%−0.8%−6.4%−4.9%+20.9%+6.1%+10.6%+13.9%+14.9%+10.4%−9.1%+2.2%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+22%1/3222%−31%
Nifty Alpha 50 Strategy+1.1%+1.3%−3.4%+1.9%+19.9%+8.6%+10.1%+15.3%+11.6%+19.6%−5.6%+5.0%BelowUpsince May ’26+19%2/3219%−33%
Nifty Midcap Liquid 15 Theme+0.4%−1.2%−7.1%−2.3%+14.0%+1.2%+8.1%+20.6%+18.5%+17.7%−8.6%0.0%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+20%3/4119%−19%
Nifty REITs & InvITs Theme+0.1%−1.2%−1.6%+1.1%+8.0%+7.4%+7.9%+17.7%+12.3%–−2.5%+3.3%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+10%8/418%−12%
Nifty Smallcap 100 Broad+0.5%−1.0%−4.7%+0.1%+22.8%+8.7%+7.8%+15.3%+12.3%+12.7%−4.9%+6.2%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+14%5/1818%−33%
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group Theme+0.6%−3.0%−8.6%−6.5%+11.8%+1.3%+6.8%+15.2%+10.8%+9.6%−10.1%−2.7%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+18%4/4120%−33%
Nifty PSU Bank Sector+1.0%−0.1%−5.9%−4.7%−0.8%−5.4%+6.5%+16.3%+27.1%+10.1%−18.3%−6.3%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+15%7/2324%−30%
Nifty Smallcap 500 Broad+0.3%−1.0%−3.7%−0.4%+23.1%+8.7%+6.1%+14.4%+15.2%+15.2%−4.2%+6.5%BelowUpsince May ’26+12%7/1818%−26%
Nifty200 Value 30 Strategy+0.9%−1.4%−5.6%−7.2%−1.3%−3.7%+5.6%+21.9%+21.9%+15.8%−13.2%−6.5%BelowDownsince Jul ’26+13%5/3217%−23%
Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100 Strategy+0.2%−0.7%−3.4%+1.2%+22.3%+8.6%+5.4%+10.5%+11.1%+16.4%−4.1%+6.6%BelowUpsince May ’26+11%9/3218%−30%
Nifty Midcap 50 Broad+0.4%−1.7%−6.7%−4.7%+11.1%−1.5%+5.0%+14.5%+15.7%+16.1%−8.5%−1.7%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+17%2/1817%−22%
Nifty500 Value 50 Strategy+0.8%−1.6%−5.6%−6.2%+0.3%−1.6%+4.7%+20.7%+21.2%+15.4%−10.2%−5.2%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+12%6/3216%−22%
Nifty Energy Theme+0.6%−0.3%−3.9%−6.1%+4.3%+4.6%+4.7%+12.6%+10.5%+16.1%−11.4%−2.3%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+9%10/4116%−32%
Nifty200 Alpha 30 Strategy+1.1%−0.2%−4.6%−2.6%+12.9%+2.0%+4.4%+14.6%+13.1%+17.8%−7.5%0.0%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+13%3/3219%−31%
Nifty Smallcap 250 Broad+0.4%−1.2%−4.4%−1.6%+20.4%+6.3%+4.4%+13.7%+13.8%+14.1%−4.7%+4.9%BelowUpsince Apr ’26+11%10/1817%−27%
Nifty MidSmallcap400 Momentum Quality 100 Strategy+0.5%−1.2%−4.1%−1.7%+12.8%+4.5%+4.3%+12.6%+12.3%+16.7%−6.0%+1.2%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+13%4/3217%−26%
Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom Sector+1.5%+3.0%−5.1%+4.4%+19.0%−3.8%+3.5%+6.6%+7.2%+19.5%−7.8%+3.6%BelowUpsince Jul ’26+14%8/2320%−33%
Nifty500 Momentum 50 Strategy+0.7%0.0%−3.3%+0.2%+13.2%+0.9%+3.5%+12.0%+11.8%+17.8%−5.6%+1.0%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+11%8/3219%−32%
Nifty Midcap 100 Broad+0.7%−1.3%−6.2%−4.7%+10.5%−1.8%+3.4%+14.5%+14.6%+14.9%−7.9%−1.9%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+14%4/1817%−23%
Nifty MidSmallcap400 50:50 Broad+0.4%−1.3%−5.2%−3.2%+15.2%+2.2%+3.4%+13.8%+14.0%+15.1%−6.0%+1.5%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+12%9/1816%−23%
Nifty MidSmallcap 400 Broad+0.5%−1.3%−5.5%−3.7%+13.6%+0.9%+2.9%+13.8%+14.1%+15.4%−6.4%+0.4%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+12%8/1816%−23%
Nifty REITs & Realty Sector+0.3%−1.3%−4.0%−2.0%+14.7%+2.3%+2.6%+18.2%+13.1%–−4.8%+2.3%BelowUpsince Jul ’26+7%12/2314%−19%
Nifty Midcap 150 Broad+0.5%−1.4%−6.1%−4.7%+10.2%−1.8%+2.3%+13.9%+14.2%+16.1%−7.5%−1.8%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+13%6/1816%−21%
Nifty Next 50 Broad+0.3%−1.6%−5.0%−3.9%+12.3%+0.6%+2.2%+16.7%+10.8%+12.5%−7.3%−0.7%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+10%11/1817%−26%
Nifty Commodities Theme+0.6%−1.9%−6.3%−6.8%+0.3%−2.6%+2.2%+14.2%+10.6%+13.2%−12.0%−5.6%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+9%11/4116%−24%
Nifty500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20 Theme+0.1%−2.7%−6.0%−3.4%+9.3%−0.7%+2.0%+16.3%+14.2%+13.2%−8.0%−1.2%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+12%7/4115%−21%
Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50 Strategy+0.7%−0.9%−4.5%−2.4%+9.7%−1.5%+2.0%+14.2%+14.5%+19.1%−7.0%−1.6%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+12%7/3218%−26%
Nifty MNC Theme+0.2%−2.6%−6.5%−8.2%+6.6%−0.7%+1.4%+12.4%+10.4%+12.6%−11.4%−3.9%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+12%5/4115%−24%
Nifty500 LargeMidSmall Equal-Cap Weighted Broad+0.5%−1.2%−5.3%−4.2%+10.9%−2.1%+0.1%+12.0%+11.7%+14.0%−6.3%−0.8%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+8%12/1815%−21%
Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank Sector+1.3%−1.3%−8.6%−8.6%+7.0%−7.4%−0.3%+14.2%+9.9%+12.6%−11.3%−5.6%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+12%9/2321%−28%
Nifty100 Liquid 15 Theme+1.1%+0.1%−5.1%−5.7%+6.1%−5.2%−0.3%+11.5%+10.1%+7.7%−8.3%−2.7%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+7%13/4116%−18%
Nifty500 Equal Weight Strategy+0.3%−1.7%−5.5%−4.5%+13.1%+0.1%−0.4%+12.3%+12.4%+13.3%−6.5%+0.2%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+8%11/3216%−24%
Nifty100 Equal Weight Strategy+0.4%−1.7%−5.7%−5.5%+7.8%−3.1%−0.6%+13.4%+10.1%+12.0%−8.5%−2.9%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+8%10/3215%−21%
Nifty Bank Sector+0.5%+0.4%−4.6%−5.4%+6.8%−7.6%−0.9%+8.2%+8.6%+11.5%−10.5%−3.8%BelowDownsince Jul ’26+7%13/2317%−21%
Nifty Private Bank Sector+0.1%+0.9%−4.0%−5.0%+9.0%−6.4%−1.0%+6.0%+7.1%+10.0%−7.9%−2.3%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+6%14/2317%−23%
Nifty Conglomerate 50 Theme+1.0%−2.0%−7.4%−5.6%+7.7%−5.9%−1.2%+8.8%+8.0%+14.1%−10.5%−3.8%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+9%12/4117%−22%
Nifty500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20 Theme+0.8%−0.8%−5.4%−7.0%+6.7%−5.0%−1.5%+12.5%+13.7%+14.2%−7.6%−3.4%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+5%16/4116%−22%
Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 Broad+0.5%−1.2%−5.4%−4.7%+8.7%−4.3%−1.6%+11.0%+10.5%+13.4%−6.7%−2.0%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%14/1815%−20%
Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) Theme+1.0%−1.5%−7.2%−7.3%+5.8%−7.2%−1.8%+10.5%+9.8%+17.6%−10.5%−4.9%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+7%14/4117%−24%
Nifty200 Momentum 30 Strategy+0.8%−0.5%−4.1%−3.2%+7.1%−4.9%−2.0%+9.8%+8.7%+15.5%−8.0%−3.1%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%14/3219%−32%
Nifty500 Multicap Momentum Quality 50 Strategy+0.4%−0.6%−4.1%−3.0%+6.7%−2.4%−2.1%+10.6%+9.3%+16.1%−7.4%−2.4%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%18/3217%−30%
Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Broad+0.5%−1.3%−5.8%−5.5%+6.2%−6.3%−2.2%+10.9%+10.5%+13.8%−7.8%−3.7%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+7%13/1815%−19%
Nifty Media Sector+0.9%+1.4%−0.3%+3.3%+19.9%+8.3%−2.3%−11.5%−6.4%−6.0%−3.8%+7.2%BelowUpsince Jun ’26+1%19/2322%−49%
Nifty SME Emerge Theme+0.3%+0.1%+1.9%+6.4%+25.9%+4.8%−2.3%+17.4%+35.8%–−3.6%+9.6%AboveUpsince Jun ’26−4%37/4117%−36%
Nifty500 Quality 50 Strategy+0.7%−1.2%−6.8%−6.4%+5.6%−2.0%−2.7%+11.4%+9.3%+12.6%−9.0%−3.5%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+7%12/3216%−23%
Nifty Housing Theme+0.6%−1.1%−5.3%−7.4%+5.5%−4.3%−2.8%+9.1%+8.4%+12.4%−8.2%−4.5%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+5%17/4117%−21%
Nifty50 Equal Weight Strategy+0.5%−1.7%−5.8%−6.7%+3.0%−7.1%−2.9%+10.8%+10.2%+12.4%−9.5%−5.0%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%16/3214%−18%
Nifty EV & New Age Automotive Theme+0.2%−2.9%−7.2%−4.3%+11.3%−4.5%−3.0%+12.6%+17.1%–−12.2%−2.5%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+10%9/4118%−31%
Nifty Consumer Durables Sector+1.5%−4.4%−7.6%−0.7%+9.8%−0.4%−3.1%+8.2%+6.2%+15.5%−10.6%−1.6%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+9%11/2321%−27%
Nifty Mobility Theme+0.6%−2.8%−6.0%−3.8%+10.7%−5.5%−3.2%+18.6%+18.1%+13.4%−9.7%−2.2%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+6%15/4119%−26%
Nifty Infrastructure Theme+1.0%−1.0%−5.5%−7.9%+1.3%−9.0%−3.4%+12.8%+12.2%+13.2%−10.4%−5.9%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+3%24/4115%−21%
Nifty Alpha Quality Low-Volatility 30 Strategy+0.3%−2.4%−4.6%−6.4%+4.9%−5.5%−3.4%+11.2%+9.0%+12.4%−9.1%−4.1%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%17/3213%−24%
Nifty CPSE Theme+1.0%−1.0%−3.7%−7.4%−10.2%−1.3%−3.6%+20.3%+23.5%+14.1%−17.0%−7.7%BelowDownsince Jun ’260%29/4115%−28%
Nifty Chemicals Sector+0.2%−2.5%−7.0%−6.5%+9.9%−3.2%−3.7%+6.9%+4.0%+17.4%−9.3%−2.5%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%15/2318%−22%
Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 Strategy+0.3%−2.6%−6.1%−6.0%+4.7%−6.9%−3.7%+9.5%+8.1%+12.4%−9.9%−4.7%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%13/3213%−25%
Nifty Realty Sector+0.6%−1.3%−7.5%−5.3%+25.5%−3.9%−3.7%+14.2%+10.9%+15.1%−12.9%+2.0%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+5%16/2327%−43%
Nifty 500 Broad+0.5%−1.2%−5.5%−5.4%+5.6%−7.2%−3.7%+9.6%+8.6%+12.5%−8.1%−3.8%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+4%15/1814%−19%
Nifty Auto Sector+0.1%−4.2%−8.3%−5.5%+6.4%−8.9%−4.0%+18.0%+20.0%+10.6%−14.3%−5.5%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+10%10/2321%−28%
Nifty Midcap150 Quality 50 Strategy+0.7%−1.8%−5.7%−4.6%+8.1%−4.4%−4.5%+7.6%+5.7%+12.3%−8.7%−2.8%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+6%15/3216%−22%
Nifty100 ESG Theme+0.3%−1.5%−6.0%−5.6%+3.3%−9.3%−4.5%+9.0%+6.2%+12.5%−10.6%−5.3%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+4%20/4114%−20%
Nifty100 Enhanced ESG Theme+0.3%−1.5%−6.0%−5.6%+3.3%−9.5%−4.6%+9.0%+6.2%+12.4%−10.8%−5.3%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+4%21/4114%−20%
Nifty PSE Theme+0.8%−1.1%−4.3%−6.6%−3.2%−4.4%−4.6%+19.0%+19.8%+13.3%−13.1%−6.5%BelowDownsince Jun ’26+1%28/4115%−30%
Nifty 200 Broad+0.6%−1.1%−5.7%−6.0%+3.8%−9.0%−4.7%+9.0%+7.9%+12.0%−9.9%−5.0%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+3%16/1814%−18%
Nifty500 Low Volatility 50 Strategy+0.5%−2.1%−4.9%−5.5%+1.3%−8.7%−4.9%+12.4%+11.0%+14.0%−10.5%−5.6%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+3%21/3212%−15%
Nifty Transportation & Logistics Theme+0.6%−3.0%−6.3%−4.1%+10.6%−6.1%−5.2%+17.3%+18.8%+12.6%−10.4%−2.5%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+5%18/4120%−27%
Nifty500 Shariah Theme0.0%−1.5%−5.4%−4.2%+4.2%−7.5%−5.3%+5.9%+5.1%+11.9%−9.0%−4.1%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+3%23/4113%−24%
Nifty100 Alpha 30 Strategy+1.0%−0.9%−5.1%−5.6%+5.9%−5.3%−5.5%+12.3%+7.2%+14.0%−9.5%−4.1%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+1%24/3218%−29%
Nifty Financial Services 25/50 Sector+0.5%−0.4%−5.9%−8.8%+2.2%−11.2%−5.8%+10.5%+8.6%+12.8%−13.5%−7.0%BelowDownsince Mar ’26+2%17/2317%−23%
Nifty Financial Services Sector+0.4%−0.1%−5.4%−8.0%+3.4%−9.9%−5.9%+8.9%+7.1%+12.6%−12.6%−6.0%BelowDownsince Mar ’26+2%18/2317%−23%
Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 Strategy+0.5%−1.8%−6.2%−6.9%+1.8%−10.8%−5.9%+9.1%+7.8%+12.2%−11.8%−6.1%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+3%20/3212%−18%
Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Strategy+0.2%−0.9%−4.2%−2.9%+8.7%−3.9%−6.2%+8.6%+11.1%+14.7%−8.9%−1.1%BelowDownsince Sep ’260%28/3217%−30%
Nifty 100 Broad+0.5%−1.1%−5.5%−6.3%+2.2%−10.6%−6.5%+7.9%+6.7%+11.4%−11.4%−5.7%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+1%17/1814%−17%
Nifty200 Quality 30 Strategy+0.5%−1.8%−6.5%−4.9%+1.9%−10.6%−6.6%+6.6%+6.0%+11.4%−11.7%−6.0%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+3%19/3214%−22%
Nifty Low Volatility 50 Strategy+0.3%−2.1%−5.4%−6.5%+1.5%−9.9%−6.7%+9.2%+7.9%+11.9%−10.9%−5.9%BelowDownsince Aug ’26+1%23/3212%−17%
Nifty India New Age Consumption Theme+0.9%−2.3%−7.0%−4.3%+12.3%−5.5%−6.7%+14.9%+12.3%+11.6%−10.0%−1.6%BelowDownsince Oct ’26+4%22/4118%−23%
Nifty500 Multifactor MQVLv 50 Strategy+0.6%−2.0%−4.8%−6.7%+0.7%−8.1%−6.9%+11.8%+11.4%+14.5%−10.9%−6.0%BelowDownsince Aug ’260%25/3214%−23%
Nifty Oil & Gas Sector+0.3%−1.4%−6.0%−5.4%−2.7%−13.5%−6.9%+11.6%+6.8%+13.2%−14.4%−7.4%BelowDownsince Mar ’26−1%20/2316%−29%
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group Theme+0.2%−3.2%−8.2%−3.4%+1.4%−16.0%−7.1%+17.1%+17.1%+14.8%−17.7%−7.2%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+4%19/4121%−22%
Nifty Shariah 25 Theme−0.2%−2.4%−6.2%−5.2%+0.7%−11.2%−7.5%+4.6%+3.7%+9.4%−12.8%−6.4%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+2%26/4113%−22%
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap Theme+1.2%−1.6%−7.0%−5.6%−0.7%−11.3%−7.6%+4.0%+6.5%+13.0%−12.9%−7.1%BelowDownsince Jan ’26+3%25/4116%−28%
Nifty Alpha Quality Value Low-Volatility 30 Strategy+0.6%−2.3%−5.0%−6.4%+1.1%−11.2%−7.7%+12.0%+12.4%+14.8%−11.7%−6.2%BelowDownsince Aug ’260%27/3212%−21%
Nifty Rural Theme+1.0%−1.9%−6.3%−8.2%+1.2%−11.8%−7.8%+8.4%+9.7%+10.2%−12.9%−7.5%BelowDownsince Aug ’260%30/4115%−21%
Nifty Quality Low-Volatility 30 Strategy+0.2%−2.2%−4.7%−5.2%+2.9%−10.7%−7.9%+5.4%+5.4%+9.9%−11.8%−5.3%BelowDownsince Sep ’260%26/3212%−21%
Nifty Core Housing Theme+0.6%−2.4%−6.9%−8.4%+10.3%−6.8%−8.3%+5.8%+4.5%+9.3%−11.4%−4.4%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+2%27/4119%−29%
Nifty100 ESG Sector Leaders Theme+0.4%−1.2%−6.0%−7.3%+0.6%−12.7%−8.4%+6.8%+5.6%+11.4%−13.9%−6.9%BelowDownsince Jan ’26−1%33/4114%−18%
Nifty 50 Broad+0.6%−1.0%−5.6%−6.8%+0.1%−12.9%−8.4%+6.1%+6.1%+11.3%−13.5%−6.8%BelowDownsince Jan ’26−1%18/1813%−16%
Nifty Services Sector Theme+0.4%−0.4%−4.9%−6.1%+1.2%−12.7%−8.7%+6.4%+4.5%+11.4%−13.9%−6.3%BelowDownsince Jan ’26−2%35/4114%−20%
Nifty MidSmall India Consumption Theme+0.5%−2.4%−5.1%−4.2%+9.4%−6.2%−8.8%+10.8%+10.0%+13.7%−11.6%−2.6%BelowDownsince Sep ’26−1%32/4116%−24%
Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight Strategy+0.7%−1.0%−5.7%−4.9%+0.5%−13.7%−8.8%+5.6%+7.5%+11.9%−14.1%−6.4%BelowDownsince Jan ’26−1%29/3214%−16%
Nifty Growth Sectors 15 Strategy−0.2%−2.5%−7.4%−3.6%−0.5%−15.3%−9.1%+3.7%+7.1%+8.1%−17.3%−7.2%BelowDownsince Sep ’26+2%22/3215%−22%
Nifty India Consumption Theme+0.7%−2.9%−5.6%−6.9%+4.6%−10.3%−9.2%+10.0%+9.7%+11.9%−12.7%−5.0%BelowDownsince Sep ’26−1%34/4115%−22%
Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer Theme+1.1%−1.9%−4.2%−6.6%+5.5%−9.9%−10.5%+6.6%+7.3%+12.6%−13.3%−4.2%BelowDownsince Sep ’26−4%38/4115%−26%
Nifty50 Value 20 Strategy+0.5%−0.2%−5.5%−6.8%−4.8%−15.1%−10.6%+4.5%+5.9%+13.8%−15.9%−8.8%BelowDownsince Feb ’26−4%30/3212%−21%
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group Theme+1.2%−1.2%−7.8%−4.6%−1.7%−15.6%−11.4%−1.8%+1.5%+12.3%−17.5%−8.2%BelowDownsince Dec ’24−1%31/4116%−33%
Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight Strategy+0.9%−0.3%−6.1%−7.4%−1.8%−17.0%−11.9%+4.3%+6.9%+11.3%−17.3%−8.5%BelowDownsince Feb ’26−4%31/3214%−18%
Nifty50 Shariah Theme−0.1%−1.5%−6.9%−7.0%−5.8%−17.6%−12.4%−0.3%−0.5%+8.8%−18.9%−10.1%BelowDownsince Feb ’26−3%36/4114%−29%
Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight Strategy+0.8%+0.5%−5.5%−5.5%−2.3%−18.4%−12.5%+1.5%+4.5%+12.1%−18.9%−8.1%BelowDownsince Jan ’26−6%32/3214%−20%
Nifty India Tourism Theme+0.3%−0.5%−2.7%−6.4%+11.8%−11.4%−14.5%+6.8%+7.9%+13.4%−15.7%−1.8%BelowDownsince Aug ’26−10%40/4122%−31%
Nifty IT Sector0.0%+0.8%−7.8%+3.5%−6.2%−24.3%−14.9%−2.1%−2.5%+12.8%−27.3%−9.2%BelowDownsince Feb ’26−5%21/2325%−42%
Nifty Waves Theme+0.3%−0.8%−3.9%−9.6%+7.1%−12.4%−15.1%−9.2%−2.6%−2.4%−15.1%−5.3%BelowDownsince Jul ’26−10%39/4121%−49%
Nifty FMCG Sector+1.8%−1.5%−2.9%−10.8%−3.0%−19.1%−18.4%−3.1%+3.7%+9.1%−20.7%−9.7%BelowDownsince Sep ’25−15%23/2315%−32%
Nifty Cement Sector+0.6%−1.8%−6.9%−11.1%−2.1%−15.9%−19.9%+2.1%+2.3%+7.4%−21.0%−10.3%BelowDownsince Nov ’25−13%22/2320%−33%
Nifty India Railways PSU Theme−0.3%−1.1%−7.6%−11.6%−10.1%−26.2%−26.3%+1.9%+14.4%–−28.4%−15.5%BelowDownsince Oct ’24−19%41/4122%−50%
Nifty Midcap Select Broad+0.6%−0.9%−7.2%−6.0%––––––––Below––––
Nifty Total Market Broad+0.5%−1.1%−5.3%−5.1%––––––––Below––––
Nifty Dividend Opportunities 50 Strategy+0.7%−1.1%−5.9%−5.6%––––––––Below––––
Nifty100 Quality 30 Strategy+0.5%−1.7%−5.8%−4.0%––––––––Below––––
Nifty India Digital Theme+0.9%−0.5%−7.6%+2.8%––––––––Below––––
Nifty India Manufacturing Theme+0.2%−2.7%−6.2%−4.4%––––––––Below––––

Calendar years: broad market

Large, mid, small and micro caps, and the multi-cap blends. Read down a column to see which size of company led in a given year.

Calendar-year total return with dividends, %. Colour saturates at ±50%. An index appears from its first full year.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
Nifty 500 0+5+38−2+9+18+32+4+27+16+8−7
Nifty 50 −3+4+30+5+13+16+26+6+21+10+12−13
Nifty Next 50 +8+8+48−8+2+16+31+1+27+28+3+1
Nifty 100 −1+5+33+3+12+16+26+5+21+13+10−11
Nifty Midcap 100 +8+8+49−15−3+23+48+5+48+25+6−2
Nifty 200 −1+5+350+10+17+29+5+25+15+10−9
Nifty Midcap 50 +3+8+53−10−4+26+45+5+51+22+9−2
Nifty Smallcap 100 +8+3+60−28−9+23+61−13+57+25−5+9
Nifty LargeMidcap 250 +4+6+44−5+6+21+37+4+33+19+8−6
Nifty Microcap 250 +26+4+76−27−24+38+78+10+67+35−10+15
Nifty MidSmallcap 400 +10+5+57−17−2+26+53+2+46+25+2+1
Nifty MidSmallcap400 50:50 +11+4+57−20−3+26+56+1+47+260+2
Nifty Midcap 150 +10+7+56−13+1+26+48+4+45+24+6−2
Nifty Smallcap 250 +11+1+58−26−7+26+63−3+49+27−5+6
Nifty Smallcap 50 +50+55−32−10+27+52−18+65+26−3+12
Nifty Smallcap 500 +15+2+62−25−12+31+630+53+29−7+9
Nifty500 LargeMidSmall Equal-Cap Weighted +6+4+49−13+2+23+46+2+38+22+4−2
Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 +4+5+45−9+4+21+41+3+34+19+5−4
Nifty India FPI 150 +25+16+10−6

Calendar years: sectors

NSE's sector indices. Sectors take turns: read across a row to see how unevenly one sector's years come.

Calendar-year total return with dividends, %. Colour saturates at ±50%. An index appears from its first full year.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
Nifty FMCG +1+5+31+150+15+12+20+31+20−19
Nifty IT +2−5+15+26+11+58+62−24+26+24−10−24
Nifty Bank −9+8+41+7+19−3+14+22+13+6+18−8
Nifty Pharma +10−14−6−7−9+62+11−11+35+40−2+16
Nifty Auto 0+12+33−22−9+13+20+17+49+24+25−9
Nifty Financial Services −4+6+43+11+26+5+15+10+14+11+19−10
Nifty Financial Services 25/50 −5+10+47+4+22+4+18+7+25+12+21−11
Nifty Metal −29+48+54−17−10+18+73+25+19+9+30+13
Nifty PSU Bank −32+5+25−17−18−31+45+75+33+15+31−5
Nifty Cement +2+16+46−220+29+47+2+24+3+6−16
Nifty Chemicals +6+21+73−4+4+47+73+3+9+6+8−3
Nifty Consumer Durables +19−3+91−7+19+25+47−13+24+35−120
Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank +9+12+54−3+19+5+21−4+33+14+28−7
Nifty Healthcare +13−13−2−5−6+58+19−10+34+41−2+9
Nifty Media +110+34−25−29−8+36−9+20−23−20+8
Nifty MidSmall Financial Services −2+9+54−15−6−5+17+11+49+23+32+1
Nifty MidSmall Healthcare +38+7+19+6+5+63+19−19+53+450+15
Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom +14−7+60−19+1+72+110−26+70+15−8−4
Nifty Oil & Gas +2+26+43−8+15+9+37+17+13+14+15−14
Nifty Private Bank −2+8+42+9+17−3+5+22+150+17−6
Nifty500 Healthcare +22−9+3−3−5+64+19−14+38+41−2+12
Nifty Realty −14−4+111−33+29+6+55−11+82+35−16−4
Nifty REITs & Realty +1+29+25+9+2

Calendar years: themes

Theme indices such as consumption, infrastructure, public-sector companies and business groups. Many share stocks with the sector and broad indices.

Calendar-year total return with dividends, %. Colour saturates at ±50%. An index appears from its first full year.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
Nifty MNC +9+2+56−40+15+25+4+24+17+11−1
Nifty Services Sector −2+2+34+10+18+14+26+3+13+15+9−13
Nifty PSE −9+22+21−18−1−10+44+18+82+24+6−4
Nifty Energy +1+22+42+3+13+10+38+16+31+6+2+5
Nifty Commodities −7+27+38−14+2+13+50+9+31+6+18−3
Nifty Infrastructure −8−1+36−11+4+14+38+7+40+17+15−9
Nifty Conglomerate 50 −2+10+44+2+2+28+46+5+24+9+11−6
Nifty Core Housing +11+8+45−9+6+24+32−6+33+15−5−7
Nifty Housing −3+12+44−4+8+19+35+9+25+8+7−4
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group −2+5+41−25−14+21+60−5+38+2+20+1
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group −6−5+27+15−19+26+470+34+51+18−16
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group −7+5+25+11+15+34+50−8+35+11−10−16
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap −12+12+33−13+12+32+67−6+46+15−6−11
Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics 0+1+42−18+2+18+55+14+40+26+3+6
Nifty India New Age Consumption +8−4+63−220+13+36−4+41+37+1−6
Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) −8+6+460+4+42+62+13+20+11+11−7
Nifty India Tourism +2−20+68+20+9+51+2+33+32−6−11
Nifty MidSmall India Consumption +110+54−13+6+29+43−4+39+36−8−6
Nifty Mobility +6+16+41−17−4+16+27+14+44+25+19−6
Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer +11−4+53+2+8+22+25+3+31+19+1−10
Nifty Rural +2+7+35−9+4+13+26+9+31+10+17−12
Nifty Transportation & Logistics +1+10+38−19−7+16+32+12+47+26+17−6
Nifty Waves +19−8+27−30−38+20+52−4+28−4−19−12
Nifty500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20 +3+4+36−16−6+31+42+4+35+27+9−1
Nifty500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20 +1+7+45−14+1+17+46+9+41+21+7−5
Nifty India Consumption +9−1+47−1+1+21+21+9+28+20+9−10
Nifty50 Shariah +3+4+39−5+6+39+32−9+19+11−3−18
Nifty500 Shariah +7+5+45−7+3+36+40−4+25+18−3−8
Nifty CPSE −14+17+19−19−4−13+47+29+76+28+7−1
Nifty Midcap Liquid 15 −4+5+55−9−1+28+42+8+44+34+11+1
Nifty Shariah 25 +90+340+4+26+26−4+22+13+1−11
Nifty100 ESG −1+5+33+5+12+23+32−3+23+13+12−9
Nifty100 Enhanced ESG 0+5+34+5+11+23+32−3+23+13+12−9
Nifty100 Liquid 15 −17+13+35−15+2−12+31+9+25+7+23−5
Nifty100 ESG Sector Leaders −1+3+31+7+11+23+24+2+20+12+12−13
Nifty SME Emerge +70−15−12+26+127+71+66+54−13+5
Nifty IPO −18+15+14+31−22+32+24−8+18
Nifty EV & New Age Automotive −10+18+67+12+45+21+7−4
Nifty India Defence +2+11+61+67+91+56+20+19
Nifty Capital Markets +16+51−23+81+74+16+11
Nifty REITs & InvITs +6+18+9+1+16+25+7
Nifty India Internet −32+47+63−2−15
Nifty India Railways PSU +26+92+27−9−26

Calendar years: strategy and factor

Factor and strategy indices: momentum, quality, low volatility, value, alpha, equal weight and blends of these. These are rules-based baskets, so a strong year says what the rule rewarded that year.

Calendar-year total return with dividends, %. Colour saturates at ±50%. An index appears from its first full year.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
Nifty50 Equal Weight −5+7+28−5+4+19+35+8+31+11+15−7
Nifty Alpha 50 +15−9+70−14+8+53+75−13+44+34−10+9
Nifty High Beta 50 −17−2+61−28−18+10+37+12+50+5+12+6
Nifty Low Volatility 50 +10+5+32+1+7+26+25+2+32+14+10−10
Nifty100 Equal Weight 0+7+36−8+4+17+34+2+31+18+9−3
Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 +14+9+45+4+5+16+31−3+39+180−7
Nifty Alpha Quality Low-Volatility 30 +11+6+36+4+4+25+27−5+39+20+2−5
Nifty Alpha Quality Value Low-Volatility 30 +11+6+34+3+4+26+26+6+51+22+7−11
Nifty MidSmallcap400 Momentum Quality 100 +9+4+67−15+3+31+58−5+49+26−7+5
Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50 +18+6+74−17+6+27+780+52+32−3−1
Nifty Midcap150 Quality 50 +5+10+55−8+4+27+38−9+29+20−1−4
Nifty Quality Low-Volatility 30 +9−1+27+6+3+24+230+28+9+6−11
Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100 +17+4+73−18−2+30+72−6+50+22−12+9
Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 +20+7+46−16−7+34+66+1+52+27−11−4
Nifty Total Market Momentum Quality 50 +13−2+63−5+11+26+64−17+60+22−8+6
Nifty100 Alpha 30 +16+5+51+1+10+24+41−1+20+26−1−5
Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 +10+3+30+7+5+24+24+2+32+12+11−11
Nifty200 Alpha 30 +19+9+63−7+11+23+56−9+57+28−5+2
Nifty200 Momentum 30 +11+10+57−2+11+20+54−5+42+21−5−5
Nifty200 Quality 30 +2+1+30+9+6+26+26−4+32+14+5−11
Nifty200 Value 30 −20+24+35−18−9+4+48+25+63+23+20−4
Nifty500 Equal Weight +7+3+51−21−7+27+50+2+42+23+10
Nifty500 Low Volatility 50 +8+2+32+7+8+25+21+7+33+16+16−9
Nifty500 Momentum 50 +11−1+70−11+9+21+79−8+48+27−8+1
Nifty500 Multicap Momentum Quality 50 +13−4+59−4+9+30+62−14+58+21−8−2
Nifty500 Multifactor MQVLv 50 +13+2+42−5+4+22+38+2+55+19+5−8
Nifty500 Quality 50 +9+1+34−2+2+28+30−3+42+23−3−2
Nifty500 Value 50 −7+25+47−26−14+8+56+23+63+20+17−2
Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight −6+6+33+19+19+15+19+10+21+8+9−18
Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight −4+3+29+11+12+12+22+14+20+9+17−17
Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight −5+4+30+3+14+19+21+12+22+12+12−14
Nifty Growth Sectors 15 +9+2+2800+11+10+14+27+12+7−15
Nifty50 Value 20 −6+4+32+10+9+28+37+2+30+18+1−15
Nifty500 Flexicap Quality 30 +7+1+500+6+32+54−2+41+14−8−9

The falls within each year

A year's return hides the ride. Each cell is the largest fall from a peak within that calendar year, counting the previous year-end as the first peak. Most years carry a fall of 10% or more, including most of the good ones.

Nifty Midcap 150

−60%−40%−20%+20%+40%+60%+80%+100% +28 −38 ’06 +78 −17 ’07 −65 −72 ’08 +114 −24 ’09 +20 −16 ’10 −31 −32 ’11 +47 −12 ’12 −1 −24 ’13 +63 −8 ’14 +10 −12 ’15 +7 −17 ’16 +56 −7 ’17 −13 −24 ’18 +1 −14 ’19 +26 −38 ’20 +48 −10 ’21 +4 −20 ’22 +45 −8 ’23 +24 −11 ’24 +6 −17 ’25 −2 −14 ’26 YTD
Calendar-year total return, % Largest fall from a peak within the year, %

Nifty Smallcap 250

−60%−40%−20%+20%+40%+60%+80%+100% +33 −38 ’06 +97 −17 ’07 −69 −73 ’08 +117 −25 ’09 +18 −20 ’10 −35 −36 ’11 +40 −14 ’12 −6 −31 ’13 +72 −9 ’14 +11 −15 ’15 +1 −22 ’16 +58 −8 ’17 −26 −36 ’18 −7 −21 ’19 +26 −43 ’20 +63 −9 ’21 −3 −27 ’22 +49 −11 ’23 +27 −12 ’24 −5 −24 ’25 +6 −15 ’26 YTD
Calendar-year total return, % Largest fall from a peak within the year, %
Broad market: largest fall from a peak within each year, %. Colour saturates at −40%.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
Nifty 500 −13−14−5−16−12−38−10−17−9−11−13−15
Nifty 50 −15−12−4−14−11−38−10−16−7−11−8−15
Nifty Next 50 −12−16−7−20−11−36−10−19−13−14−17−14
Nifty 100 −14−13−4−15−10−38−10−16−9−11−10−15
Nifty Midcap 100 −13−15−7−26−17−40−12−21−8−12−17−14
Nifty 200 −14−13−5−15−11−38−10−17−8−11−11−15
Nifty Midcap 50 −17−22−8−23−19−42−12−21−7−12−17−14
Nifty Smallcap 100 −19−24−9−39−23−47−11−33−11−14−23−16
Nifty LargeMidcap 250 −12−15−5−16−12−38−10−18−8−11−14−14
Nifty Microcap 250 −18−26−8−36−29−48−14−22−13−15−24−17
Nifty MidSmallcap 400 −13−19−7−28−17−40−10−22−9−11−19−14
Nifty MidSmallcap400 50:50 −13−20−7−30−18−41−9−23−9−11−20−15
Nifty Midcap 150 −12−17−7−24−14−38−10−20−8−11−17−14
Nifty Smallcap 250 −15−22−8−36−21−43−9−27−11−12−24−15
Nifty Smallcap 50 −19−26−10−44−24−48−14−35−9−14−22−16
Nifty Smallcap 500 −15−23−8−34−23−44−10−25−11−13−24−16
Nifty500 LargeMidSmall Equal-Cap Weighted −13−17−6−23−15−40−9−21−9−10−17−15
Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 −13−16−5−20−14−39−10−20−9−10−15−15
Nifty India FPI 150 −10−12−11−14
Sectors: largest fall from a peak within each year, %.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
Nifty FMCG −15−15−12−18−8−26−13−11−6−16−13−21
Nifty IT −15−17−9−15−11−33−10−32−15−15−27−34
Nifty Bank −23−20−5−14−15−48−17−17−10−8−7−18
Nifty Pharma −18−17−21−20−24−23−14−17−9−9−16−8
Nifty Auto −18−17−7−28−26−46−15−20−11−18−17−18
Nifty Financial Services −20−20−5−14−13−44−16−19−9−8−7−17
Nifty Financial Services 25/50 −19−19−5−18−13−45−14−19−10−10−7−17
Nifty Metal −39−20−11−25−29−48−17−33−24−16−15−13
Nifty PSU Bank −34−32−23−35−37−58−25−23−19−21−15−20
Nifty Cement −19−24−10−34−21−38−14−30−13−13−14−20
Nifty Chemicals −14−16−7−20−15−28−16−22−11−13−12−15
Nifty Consumer Durables −11−20−7−24−15−35−11−26−8−13−21−14
Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank −15−20−7−26−14−47−14−25−11−13−9−17
Nifty Healthcare −16−17−20−18−19−22−11−18−9−8−16−8
Nifty Media −17−20−12−35−33−48−20−27−18−28−26−16
Nifty MidSmall Financial Services −14−23−8−31−27−51−16−24−13−11−18−15
Nifty MidSmall Healthcare −13−22−16−13−10−25−14−24−6−9−17−9
Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom −16−14−6−32−14−42−8−32−8−15−26−25
Nifty Oil & Gas −19−15−8−19−20−39−13−16−20−22−14−15
Nifty Private Bank −20−19−5−15−16−50−18−17−10−10−8−17
Nifty500 Healthcare −12−14−15−16−17−24−10−20−7−6−16−8
Nifty Realty −38−28−11−46−17−51−19−28−15−18−26−29
Nifty REITs & Realty −12−11−6−11−15

The last 12 months

The same groups month by month, on a tighter colour scale, so a single bad or good month stands out. The latest month is month to date.

Broad market: monthly total return, %. Colour saturates at ±10%.
Nov ’25Dec ’25Jan ’26Feb ’26Mar ’26Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Aug ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26
Nifty 100 +1.4−0.2−2.90.0−11.6+8.9−1.0+1.5+2.5−0.9−5.9−0.4
Nifty 200 +1.6−0.3−3.0+0.3−11.5+9.7−0.2+1.3+2.4−0.3−6.3−0.4
Nifty 50 +1.9−0.3−3.0−0.5−11.3+7.5−1.7+1.7+2.4−1.1−6.0−0.3
Nifty 500 +1.0−0.3−3.3+0.5−11.4+10.50.0+1.7+2.2+0.1−5.8−0.5
Nifty500 LargeMidSmall Equal-Cap Weighted 0.0−0.3−4.0+0.9−10.9+13.1+1.1+2.3+1.8+1.2−5.4−0.6
Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 +0.3−0.3−3.7+0.7−11.1+12.0+0.6+2.1+2.0+0.7−5.5−0.5
Nifty India FPI 150 +1.60.0−3.2−0.1−10.4+9.4−0.2−0.9
Nifty LargeMidcap 250 +1.6−0.4−3.2+0.9−11.3+11.1+0.8+1.2+2.1+0.5−6.5−0.4
Nifty Microcap 250 −2.8−2.5−5.7+0.2−11.3+21.6+3.0+6.4+0.2+5.5−1.0−1.3
Nifty Midcap 100 +2.1−0.9−3.4+1.3−10.9+13.6+3.3+0.2+1.9+2.1−7.6−0.3
Nifty Midcap 150 +1.7−0.5−3.5+1.8−11.1+13.2+2.6+1.0+1.7+1.8−7.1−0.5
Nifty Midcap 50 +2.6−1.0−3.2+0.6−10.6+12.7+3.6+0.7+3.1+2.2−7.9−0.7
Nifty Midcap Select +2.7+1.7−8.6−0.6
Nifty MidSmallcap 400 −0.1−0.4−4.2+1.5−10.7+14.5+2.3+2.1+1.6+2.1−5.7−0.6
Nifty MidSmallcap400 50:50 −0.8−0.4−4.5+1.3−10.5+15.2+2.1+2.6+1.5+2.2−5.1−0.7
Nifty Next 50 −0.9+0.3−2.2+2.9−13.3+15.5+2.1+0.9+3.0+0.3−5.4−0.8
Nifty Smallcap 100 −3.0−0.6−4.7+0.4−10.2+18.4+0.8+4.1+2.7+3.2−3.4−0.5
Nifty Smallcap 250 −3.3−0.3−5.5+0.8−10.0+17.1+1.6+4.3+1.3+2.6−3.1−0.8
Nifty Smallcap 50 −1.6−1.1−4.8+1.4−10.1+17.7+1.9+4.4+3.6+3.1−3.1−0.7
Nifty Smallcap 500 −3.1−0.9−5.6+0.6−10.3+18.2+2.1+4.7+0.9+3.5−2.5−1.0
Nifty Total Market +2.1+0.3−5.6−0.5
Sectors: monthly total return, %. Colour saturates at ±10%.
Nov ’25Dec ’25Jan ’26Feb ’26Mar ’26Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Aug ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26
Nifty500 Healthcare +1.0−2.2−5.5+6.6−5.2+6.3+4.8+5.3+3.4+1.5−3.7−1.4
Nifty Auto +3.6+1.5−5.1+5.4−15.6+9.0+1.8+0.7+9.0+0.5−8.8−3.3
Nifty Bank +3.4−0.30.0+1.5−16.9+9.1−1.0+6.4−0.5+1.5−5.8+0.1
Nifty Cement −4.9+0.9−0.2−1.5−13.9+7.7+1.1−0.8+2.5−3.4−5.5−1.7
Nifty Chemicals −1.2+0.9−4.2−0.2−10.2+14.2+2.7+1.3+1.9−0.1−5.5−1.3
Nifty Consumer Durables −1.9−3.0−6.4+9.3−12.1+12.9−6.2+4.3+10.2+0.9−9.4−0.4
Nifty Financial Services +2.8−1.0−1.0+2.0−15.6+9.1−1.0+5.1+0.2−1.0−6.30.0
Nifty Financial Services 25/50 +3.3−0.8−1.3+1.6−14.9+8.8−0.9+4.6+0.9−1.7−6.80.0
Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank +3.3−0.7−3.2+1.6−13.9+14.3+1.0+1.8+3.6−0.7−9.5−0.1
Nifty FMCG −0.9−0.2−7.6−0.1−11.0+12.2−3.2−1.0+0.9−6.3−3.3+0.2
Nifty Healthcare +2.3−2.6−5.1+7.2−4.5+5.1+3.2+4.9+4.0+1.1−4.7−1.3
Nifty IT +4.8+1.3+0.9−19.5−5.0+1.2−0.6−9.6+17.1+1.6−11.2+2.2
Nifty Media −4.4−1.6−4.0+2.3−10.9+15.4−3.3+5.0+9.5−3.7+1.7−1.4
Nifty Metal −3.0+8.5+5.9+3.5−8.8+15.3+4.8−6.5+1.8+3.8−3.2−2.0
Nifty MidSmall Financial Services +5.8−0.6−0.5−0.1−12.2+17.5+3.7+0.7+0.9+3.2−8.5−0.5
Nifty MidSmall Healthcare +0.4−0.8−4.9+5.4−5.1+7.9+6.3+5.0+3.3+1.6−3.0−1.1
Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom +3.4−1.5−2.8−13.6−8.5+9.7+11.5−3.6+5.9+6.6−8.8+3.0
Nifty Oil & Gas +0.5+1.6−3.6+4.1−11.9+8.4−4.2−1.3+2.0−1.2−4.3−1.0
Nifty Pharma +3.7−1.2−4.4+5.9−3.1+4.7+4.7+4.1+5.0+2.5−2.8−1.2
Nifty Private Bank +2.6−0.2−0.6+0.2−15.6+8.9+0.2+6.4−1.4+2.0−4.7+0.1
Nifty PSU Bank +4.0+0.2+5.8+8.9−19.8+7.7−3.3+4.2−1.5+2.9−6.90.0
Nifty Realty −4.7−2.8−10.8−0.3−16.6+21.9−1.4+6.0+9.0+0.4−6.3−0.9
Nifty REITs & Realty −1.7−1.5−2.8+0.7−10.3+10.10.0+4.3+5.0+0.6−2.8−1.0
Themes: monthly total return, %. Colour saturates at ±10%.
Nov ’25Dec ’25Jan ’26Feb ’26Mar ’26Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Aug ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26
Nifty100 Enhanced ESG +2.4+0.1−2.2−0.7−11.7+8.8−0.2+0.6+5.4−1.2−6.7−0.5
Nifty100 ESG +2.3+0.1−2.1−0.7−11.7+8.8−0.1+0.6+5.3−1.2−6.7−0.5
Nifty100 ESG Sector Leaders +1.9−0.2−3.0−1.5−10.7+8.1−1.3+1.5+3.1−2.0−6.1−0.4
Nifty100 Liquid 15 +0.9+0.1−3.6+3.1−12.3+10.1−1.7+4.4+2.7−0.5−6.3+0.6
Nifty500 Multicap India Manufacturing 50:30:20 +0.20.0−4.3+4.1−9.6+11.6+1.1+0.3+3.5+1.7−5.8−1.6
Nifty500 Multicap Infrastructure 50:30:20 −0.1−0.5−5.2+3.5−10.5+13.6+0.1+1.7+0.2−1.2−4.9−0.6
Nifty500 Shariah +0.60.0−2.3−1.9−9.2+9.8+1.5−1.5+3.6+0.7−6.8−0.4
Nifty50 Shariah +2.7+0.6−0.1−7.4−7.2+5.5−0.6−4.4+6.6−1.8−8.5−0.1
Nifty Capital Markets +5.7−2.6−0.1−1.0−7.6+23.2+4.6−0.4−2.4+3.4−7.2+0.9
Nifty Commodities −2.0+3.3+1.4+3.3−8.2+12.2+0.6−4.7+0.9−1.7−3.8−1.4
Nifty Conglomerate 50 +0.6+0.5−3.5+1.0−12.6+13.5+1.40.0+5.0−0.5−7.3−0.8
Nifty Core Housing −2.1−1.7−5.4+2.9−13.9+13.6+2.0+1.6+4.1−0.1−8.2−1.0
Nifty CPSE −3.3+0.1+7.1+4.7−2.5+8.0−6.0−4.4−2.3−2.2−1.8−0.7
Nifty Energy −1.8−0.6−0.5+5.8−5.9+17.0+0.3−2.7−2.4−1.9−3.2−0.1
Nifty EV & New Age Automotive +0.8+0.8−6.2+4.6−14.7+13.9+2.4+1.5+5.2+2.4−8.4−2.2
Nifty Housing −1.0−0.2−1.7+4.1−12.7+13.2+0.9+0.2+0.4−1.0−5.1−0.8
Nifty India Consumption +0.5−1.5−6.7+0.7−10.4+10.5−1.3+2.4+5.3−2.3−6.2−1.2
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Aditya Birla Group −1.0+4.0+3.2−1.2−12.0+13.0+7.8−2.8+1.6+2.5−7.3−1.3
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Mahindra Group +7.9+0.7−3.5−5.9−11.0+5.8−1.3−0.2+14.8−3.1−8.7−1.9
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group −0.2+2.0−2.1−3.8−11.5+10.1−3.4−1.2+6.00.0−9.5+0.4
Nifty India Corporate Group Index - Tata Group 25% Cap −1.0+2.5−2.1+0.8−11.8+10.7−2.9−1.1+4.9−0.6−8.20.0
Nifty India Defence −1.5−3.3+5.6−0.5−11.1+24.4+1.5+4.5−1.9+4.2−4.5−1.0
Nifty India Digital +11.5+4.1−9.4+0.9
Nifty India Infrastructure & Logistics −1.8−1.4−2.1+3.5−10.8+17.2+2.2−2.0
Nifty India Internet −1.4−2.7−8.2−8.0−9.0+12.5+0.2−1.9
Nifty India Manufacturing +3.1+1.7−6.8−1.5
Nifty India New Age Consumption −0.8−2.0−7.2+1.4−12.8+12.60.0+4.4+5.7+1.7−7.8−1.1
Nifty India Railways PSU −3.7+4.0−2.9−5.3−14.0+16.8−7.8−3.00.0−3.0−5.9−2.1
Nifty India Select 5 Corporate Groups (MAATR) +1.3+1.0−3.8−1.0−10.0+13.7+2.5−1.9+3.6−2.0−5.9−0.9
Nifty India Tourism +1.3−4.6−10.5+1.2−16.4+12.5−0.8+10.3−1.7+0.6−2.7−1.4
Nifty Infrastructure +1.0−0.4−4.8+4.2−10.2+10.0−0.6+0.6+0.4−2.4−4.8−0.5
Nifty IPO −4.8−0.9−5.2+0.3−8.5+19.4−0.3+8.1−0.5+5.0+1.1−0.1
Nifty Midcap Liquid 15 +4.0−3.8−3.0−2.7−8.8+16.1+4.4−2.1+4.0+4.4−7.5−1.1
Nifty MidSmall India Consumption −1.3−2.9−7.3+3.6−12.2+11.8−0.7+2.7+5.6−1.3−5.8−0.5
Nifty MNC +0.8+0.6−0.5+4.3−12.2+14.8+1.8+0.4+2.0+0.2−8.2−1.0
Nifty Mobility +2.2−0.6−5.2+4.6−15.2+9.7+1.4+2.7+6.2+1.0−6.1−2.2
Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer −0.2−2.1−6.7−0.2−10.5+11.3−1.7+3.1+3.7−2.2−5.4−0.2
Nifty PSE −2.8+1.1+3.2+3.4−8.4+11.2−3.8−2.4−0.2−2.2−3.2−0.8
Nifty REITs & InvITs +0.4−0.4+1.3+1.7−4.3+2.8+0.8+2.7+2.5+1.3−0.5−1.0
Nifty Rural +1.3+0.3−3.6+2.9−13.1+9.9−1.1+0.6+4.0−3.0−6.5−0.8
Nifty Services Sector +2.5−1.0−1.5−2.4−12.3+6.7−1.7+3.1+2.7−1.3−5.9+0.2
Nifty Shariah 25 +2.5−1.1−1.1−4.4−8.4+7.6+0.7−2.8+7.2−1.2−7.6−0.7
Nifty SME Emerge −1.2−6.1−10.8−0.9−13.2+26.1−1.3+2.2−0.3+4.8+3.9−1.1
Nifty Transportation & Logistics +2.1−1.1−5.2+3.1−14.6+9.6+1.3+2.9+6.9+0.9−6.6−2.3
Nifty Waves −1.6+4.4−8.0−0.4−16.8+23.0−1.1+0.5+0.2−2.7−2.5−1.2
Strategy and factor: monthly total return, %. Colour saturates at ±10%.
Nov ’25Dec ’25Jan ’26Feb ’26Mar ’26Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Aug ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26
Nifty100 Alpha 30 −0.5−2.0−2.9+3.4−13.1+12.0+2.2−0.4+1.2+0.3−5.6−0.6
Nifty100 Equal Weight 0.0+0.2−2.1+2.1−12.0+12.8+1.5+0.3+3.3−0.4−6.1−0.7
Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 +2.0+0.4−3.2+0.3−10.7+7.4−0.5+1.1+4.8−1.6−7.1−0.6
Nifty100 Quality 30 +5.7+0.9−6.9−0.6
Nifty200 Alpha 30 +2.5−3.5−2.3+4.4−13.4+13.4+4.1+1.00.0+3.7−6.5−0.1
Nifty200 Momentum 30 +2.2−3.1−2.6+3.5−13.7+11.4+1.1+1.6−0.9+2.5−5.8−0.2
Nifty200 Quality 30 +1.3+0.4−1.8−3.9−9.6+10.8−0.1−2.6+5.7−0.1−7.9−0.2
Nifty200 Value 30 0.0+4.2+3.4+6.3−12.7+10.5−0.2−2.1+0.3−1.9−4.5−0.9
Nifty500 Equal Weight −1.8−0.2−4.8+1.5−11.2+15.9+1.2+2.6+1.8+1.0−5.0−0.9
Nifty500 Flexicap Quality 30 +0.9−1.5−1.7−5.7−9.0+8.6+0.6−1.6
Nifty500 Low Volatility 50 +1.3+0.5−2.6+2.1−9.9+7.6−1.2−0.6+5.1−1.8−5.9−0.8
Nifty500 Momentum 50 +2.4−3.8−3.6+3.2−12.2+12.6+2.5+1.7−1.0+5.0−5.5+0.1
Nifty500 Multicap Momentum Quality 50 +0.2−3.2−1.6+0.2−10.0+14.2+2.2−2.3−1.6+4.1−5.6−0.2
Nifty500 Multifactor MQVLv 50 +0.7−0.4−1.9+4.1−11.9+8.6−0.3+0.2+1.9−2.1−5.0−0.6
Nifty500 Quality 50 −1.2−1.6−1.4−1.7−8.3+16.2+2.1−1.9+2.1+0.6−8.0+0.1
Nifty500 Value 50 −0.9+3.7+2.8+5.8−11.2+10.8+0.2−2.6+0.4−0.7−4.7−0.9
Nifty50 Equal Weight +1.1+0.3−1.8+1.3−10.6+9.2+0.5+0.1+3.4−1.2−6.3−0.7
Nifty50 Value 20 +1.5+1.1−0.2−2.5−10.1+5.9−2.0−1.0+1.2−1.1−5.8+0.2
Nifty Alpha 50 +2.5−3.4−3.3+4.2−12.2+14.4+3.8+1.8+1.1+6.1−6.0+0.7
Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 +0.8+0.3−2.9+3.5−11.9+7.30.0+2.5+4.8−0.9−7.1−0.8
Nifty Alpha Quality Low-Volatility 30 +1.2−0.6−3.0+2.9−10.8+9.4+0.5+1.2+3.7−0.6−6.7−0.9
Nifty Alpha Quality Value Low-Volatility 30 +2.1+0.3−2.8−0.6−10.3+8.0−1.0+0.8+3.5−1.5−5.9−0.8
Nifty Dividend Opportunities 50 +4.4−1.2−6.6−0.2
Nifty Growth Sectors 15 +3.5+0.4−3.8−4.2−9.1+5.2−1.8−1.4+10.7−0.1−9.4−0.7
Nifty High Beta 50 +0.4−0.2−4.5+0.3−12.1+22.8+4.4+1.0+3.5+1.2−6.7−0.6
Nifty Low Volatility 50 +1.2+0.1−3.0+1.1−10.2+7.1−0.2+0.4+4.1−1.6−6.3−0.6
Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50 +2.8−2.6−2.2+2.1−11.7+12.3+3.8−0.2−0.4+3.9−6.9−0.1
Nifty Midcap150 Quality 50 +0.6−1.0−3.9+1.5−11.5+12.3+2.3+0.6+2.6+0.9−7.7+0.2
Nifty MidSmallcap400 Momentum Quality 100 +1.1−3.4−1.5+0.5−9.0+15.5+3.0−0.3+0.7+3.3−5.6−0.4
Nifty Quality Low-Volatility 30 +2.0−0.3−3.5−0.7−10.5+8.1−1.2+0.6+5.5−1.3−6.3−0.6
Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100 −2.7−1.5−4.3−0.7−9.9+17.1+2.1+3.2+1.3+4.3−2.1−0.8
Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 −2.8−1.2−5.4+0.1−10.1+14.0+0.5−0.2+2.7+0.5−3.7−0.8
Nifty Top 10 Equal Weight +2.3+0.4−4.5−3.3−11.5+6.4−2.6+0.6+2.0−0.6−6.1+0.6
Nifty Top 15 Equal Weight +2.2−0.1−3.9−0.9−13.1+7.5−3.0+2.1+3.1−1.6−7.1+0.1
Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight +2.4−0.4−3.5−0.8−11.9+6.6−2.8+1.6+5.1−0.9−6.6−0.2
Nifty Total Market Momentum Quality 50 −1.0−3.5−1.0+2.5−10.3+13.6+4.1−2.0

How many indices are at highs or lows

A count of NSE indices at 52-week highs and at 52-week lows each week. It shows whether strength or weakness reaches across segments, or sits in one corner of the market.

Share of NSE indices at 52-week highs and lows

Weekly, all broad, sector and theme indices. Strategy indices are left out, since many are reweighted versions of the same stocks.

How to read it. The coloured line counts indices at 52-week highs, the grey line those at lows. A spike in the grey line marks a broad sell-off.

At a 52-week highAt a 52-week low

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Source: NSE Indices total return series (dividends reinvested); groups follow NSE's own index classification.
Method JSON

Net share at highs minus lows, by group

Weekly.

How to read it. Above zero, more indices in the group are at 52-week highs than at lows. When the three lines split, the strength is confined to one kind of index.

SectorsBroadThemes

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Source: NSE Indices total return series (dividends reinvested); groups follow NSE's own index classification.
Method JSON

The workings