Seasonality
MCX seasonality.Since 2012, month by month.
MCX share price seasonality since 2012: best month Oct (+8.96% average), worst Feb, weekday patterns and how MCX moves on Budget and RBI policy days.
Best month
Oct
avg +8.96%, up 79% of yearsWorst month
Feb
avg -2.21%, up 36% of yearsYears of data
15
since Mar 2012Latest close
3,216.40
15 Oct 2026Around India’s big market days
How MCX moved on the day, and 5 days later.
| Event | Average on the day | Closed higher | +5 days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Budget day | +0.72% | 65% | +1.61% | 17 |
| RBI policy day | +0.59% | 56% | +0.96% | 96 |
| Diwali Muhurat trading | +1.02% | 79% | +2.52% | 14 |
Month by month, every year since 2012
Monthly % change; averages and up-years use the full history since 2012.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +13.5 | -3.4 | -2.2 | +24.4 | -0.6 | -4.0 | -5.1 | +26.3 | -2.9 | -2.5* | ||
| 2025 | -8.0 | -12.9 | +6.4 | +15.4 | +7.7 | +35.5 | -14.0 | -3.9 | +5.5 | +18.6 | +9.0 | +10.5 |
| 2024 | +6.7 | +10.2 | -11.0 | +22.7 | -11.6 | +8.1 | +9.3 | +20.8 | +9.2 | +15.1 | -5.1 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | -2.5 | -7.4 | +8.1 | -7.7 | +4.0 | +3.1 | +10.7 | +1.6 | +21.4 | +13.7 | +37.1 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | -2.9 | -17.3 | +11.3 | +1.0 | -4.1 | -4.6 | +6.8 | -7.7 | -5.5 | +26.1 | +1.7 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | -5.0 | -8.0 | +0.1 | -2.4 | +4.9 | -1.8 | +5.4 | -5.3 | +9.3 | +2.7 | -6.1 | -1.0 |
| 2020 | +6.7 | +2.5 | -12.0 | -5.0 | +24.4 | -3.3 | +31.3 | -5.2 | +7.8 | -1.3 | -5.1 | +7.2 |
| 2019 | -4.2 | -7.1 | +23.3 | +6.5 | -5.7 | +2.7 | -2.2 | +20.2 | -1.7 | +18.5 | +3.3 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | -14.9 | +0.6 | -14.5 | +16.7 | +9.9 | -14.6 | +20.6 | -6.1 | -16.9 | +2.0 | +4.5 | +0.1 |
| 2017 | -7.4 | -4.7 | +7.8 | +0.9 | -17.4 | +8.4 | +3.0 | -6.2 | -1.2 | +1.4 | -9.1 | -4.8 |
| 2016 | -7.7 | -4.8 | +2.8 | +5.1 | +9.0 | +4.4 | +5.3 | -6.2 | +36.7 | -4.2 | -6.1 | +4.2 |
| 2015 | +4.6 | +35.1 | -5.7 | -7.0 | +5.0 | -4.8 | +8.8 | -11.4 | -6.9 | -4.9 | -2.8 | +6.9 |
| 2014 | +4.3 | +5.2 | -6.1 | +8.1 | +0.7 | +14.3 | +31.6 | +4.4 | -5.3 | +3.9 | +4.4 | -3.0 |
| 2013 | -3.6 | -19.1 | -27.7 | +9.1 | -5.8 | -10.1 | -16.8 | -41.4 | +1.9 | +24.2 | +0.8 | +0.4 |
| 2012 | -13.8 | -14.4 | +13.2 | -3.0 | +11.2 | +12.0 | +9.6 | +13.7 | -7.7 | |||
| Average | -1.46% | -2.21% | -1.38% | +4.93% | +0.40% | +3.09% | +6.12% | -0.59% | +4.23% | +8.96% | +2.87% | +0.89% |
| Up years | 36% | 36% | 50% | 67% | 53% | 53% | 67% | 40% | 53% | 79% | 57% | 57% |
Monthly % change, close to close. Averages use 14+ complete years; * marks the month in progress.
Day of the week
Average daily change by weekday, share of up days, and the last five years.
Monday+0.130%49% uplast 5y +0.359%
Tuesday+0.053%46% uplast 5y +0.070%
Wednesday+0.213%51% uplast 5y +0.463%
Thursday+0.127%51% uplast 5y +0.313%
Friday-0.015%47% uplast 5y -0.045%
Historical statistics from daily closing prices (adjusted for bonuses and splits). Past patterns do not guarantee future results. This is information, not investment advice.