Sector Monthly Returns — 2026

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Last generated: 2026-10-29 18:00 · source: sector_yearly_returns.py (Dhan API)

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2026 — ranked best → worst per month

Month#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#11#12#13#14
2026-01NIFTY METAL
+0.82%
NIFTY DEFENCE
+0.53%
NIFTY IT
+0.21%
NIFTY PSU BANK
-0.63%
NIFTY PVT BANK
-2.03%
NIFTY BANK
-2.17%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-3.50%
NIFTY ENERGY
-4.09%
NIFTY PHARMA
-4.85%
NIFTY 50
-5.05%
NIFTY MEDIA
-6.09%
NIFTY FMCG
-6.84%
NIFTY AUTO
-8.04%
NIFTY REALTY
-13.52%
2026-02NIFTY PSU BANK
+15.30%
NIFTY ENERGY
+8.78%
NIFTY METAL
+7.86%
NIFTY AUTO
+7.51%
NIFTY PHARMA
+6.58%
NIFTY DEFENCE
+4.62%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
+4.38%
NIFTY MEDIA
+4.11%
NIFTY BANK
+3.62%
NIFTY FMCG
+2.20%
NIFTY REALTY
+1.95%
NIFTY PVT BANK
+1.46%
NIFTY 50
+1.42%
NIFTY IT
-20.00%
2026-03NIFTY IT
-3.05%
NIFTY PHARMA
-4.10%
NIFTY ENERGY
-4.43%
NIFTY DEFENCE
-6.51%
NIFTY METAL
-6.77%
NIFTY MEDIA
-7.61%
NIFTY FMCG
-9.79%
NIFTY 50
-9.93%
NIFTY AUTO
-13.92%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-13.95%
NIFTY PVT BANK
-14.14%
NIFTY REALTY
-14.81%
NIFTY BANK
-15.00%
NIFTY PSU BANK
-16.86%
2026-04NIFTY REALTY
+19.33%
NIFTY DEFENCE
+18.10%
NIFTY ENERGY
+15.17%
NIFTY METAL
+12.45%
NIFTY MEDIA
+11.28%
NIFTY FMCG
+10.70%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
+6.99%
NIFTY PVT BANK
+6.97%
NIFTY AUTO
+6.93%
NIFTY BANK
+6.64%
NIFTY 50
+5.81%
NIFTY PHARMA
+5.71%
NIFTY PSU BANK
+3.89%
NIFTY IT
-1.06%
2026-05NIFTY METAL
+5.25%
NIFTY PHARMA
+4.07%
NIFTY IT
+1.70%
NIFTY AUTO
-0.10%
NIFTY DEFENCE
-0.55%
NIFTY PVT BANK
-0.81%
NIFTY ENERGY
-1.27%
NIFTY MEDIA
-1.95%
NIFTY BANK
-2.22%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-2.53%
NIFTY 50
-2.56%
NIFTY REALTY
-3.19%
NIFTY FMCG
-5.53%
NIFTY PSU BANK
-5.62%
2026-06NIFTY REALTY
+11.85%
NIFTY BANK
+8.18%
NIFTY PVT BANK
+8.09%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
+7.15%
NIFTY PSU BANK
+7.13%
NIFTY DEFENCE
+7.07%
NIFTY MEDIA
+5.71%
NIFTY PHARMA
+4.00%
NIFTY AUTO
+3.44%
NIFTY FMCG
+3.23%
NIFTY 50
+2.67%
NIFTY ENERGY
-1.21%
NIFTY METAL
-8.23%
NIFTY IT
-13.68%
2026-07NIFTY IT
+19.17%
NIFTY AUTO
+7.32%
NIFTY MEDIA
+7.26%
NIFTY PHARMA
+5.37%
NIFTY REALTY
+4.91%
NIFTY METAL
+2.62%
NIFTY 50
+1.57%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-0.76%
NIFTY BANK
-1.32%
NIFTY FMCG
-1.38%
NIFTY PVT BANK
-2.32%
NIFTY DEFENCE
-2.35%
NIFTY PSU BANK
-2.44%
NIFTY ENERGY
-2.60%
2026-08NIFTY METAL
+3.70%
NIFTY DEFENCE
+3.39%
NIFTY IT
+2.57%
NIFTY PSU BANK
+1.66%
NIFTY PHARMA
+0.97%
NIFTY PVT BANK
+0.87%
NIFTY BANK
+0.25%
NIFTY AUTO
-0.88%
NIFTY REALTY
-1.13%
NIFTY 50
-1.34%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-2.22%
NIFTY ENERGY
-2.38%
NIFTY MEDIA
-3.53%
NIFTY FMCG
-5.42%
2026-09NIFTY MEDIA
-0.97%
NIFTY PHARMA
-1.80%
NIFTY ENERGY
-3.75%
NIFTY PVT BANK
-3.84%
NIFTY BANK
-5.15%
NIFTY DEFENCE
-5.24%
NIFTY METAL
-5.53%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-5.57%
NIFTY FMCG
-5.74%
NIFTY REALTY
-6.32%
NIFTY PSU BANK
-6.68%
NIFTY 50
-6.79%
NIFTY IT
-10.13%
NIFTY AUTO
-10.90%
2026-10NIFTY IT
+13.72%
NIFTY MEDIA
+4.45%
NIFTY PSU BANK
+2.38%
NIFTY 50
+1.46%
NIFTY AUTO
-0.17%
NIFTY PHARMA
-0.17%
NIFTY PVT BANK
-0.26%
NIFTY BANK
-0.87%
NIFTY FIN SERVICE
-1.03%
NIFTY FMCG
-1.53%
NIFTY ENERGY
-3.10%
NIFTY DEFENCE
-3.53%
NIFTY REALTY
-3.59%
NIFTY METAL
-5.25%

2026 — by sector (Month x Sector)

MonthNIFTY 50NIFTY AUTONIFTY BANKNIFTY DEFENCENIFTY ENERGYNIFTY FIN SERVICENIFTY FMCGNIFTY ITNIFTY MEDIANIFTY METALNIFTY PHARMANIFTY PSU BANKNIFTY PVT BANKNIFTY REALTY
2026-01-5.05%-8.04%-2.17%0.53%-4.09%-3.5%-6.84%0.21%-6.09%0.82%-4.85%-0.63%-2.03%-13.52%
2026-021.42%7.51%3.62%4.62%8.78%4.38%2.2%-20.0%4.11%7.86%6.58%15.3%1.46%1.95%
2026-03-9.93%-13.92%-15.0%-6.51%-4.43%-13.95%-9.79%-3.05%-7.61%-6.77%-4.1%-16.86%-14.14%-14.81%
2026-045.81%6.93%6.64%18.1%15.17%6.99%10.7%-1.06%11.28%12.45%5.71%3.89%6.97%19.33%
2026-05-2.56%-0.1%-2.22%-0.55%-1.27%-2.53%-5.53%1.7%-1.95%5.25%4.07%-5.62%-0.81%-3.19%
2026-062.67%3.44%8.18%7.07%-1.21%7.15%3.23%-13.68%5.71%-8.23%4.0%7.13%8.09%11.85%
2026-071.57%7.32%-1.32%-2.35%-2.6%-0.76%-1.38%19.17%7.26%2.62%5.37%-2.44%-2.32%4.91%
2026-08-1.34%-0.88%0.25%3.39%-2.38%-2.22%-5.42%2.57%-3.53%3.7%0.97%1.66%0.87%-1.13%
2026-09-6.79%-10.9%-5.15%-5.24%-3.75%-5.57%-5.74%-10.13%-0.97%-5.53%-1.8%-6.68%-3.84%-6.32%
2026-101.46%-0.17%-0.87%-3.53%-3.1%-1.03%-1.53%13.72%4.45%-5.25%-0.17%2.38%-0.26%-3.59%