Seasonality
NIFTY 50 seasonality.Since 2000, month by month.
NIFTY 50 seasonality since 2000: best month Nov (+2.72% average), worst Jan (-0.57%), weekday patterns, turn of the month and event studies.
Best month
Nov
avg +2.72%, up 62% of yearsWorst month
Jan
avg -0.57%, up 35% of yearsTurn of the month
+0.18%
per day, vs +0.02% on other daysHistory
6,661
trading days since 2000Events
How NIFTY 50 behaves around India’s market-moving days.
Month by month
Every month since 2000. Green months closed higher, red lower; the darker, the bigger the move.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.1 | -0.6 | -11.3 | +7.5 | -1.9 | +1.4 | +2.2 | -1.2 | -6.1 | +1.7* | ||
| 2025 | -0.6 | -5.9 | +6.3 | +3.5 | +1.7 | +3.1 | -2.9 | -1.4 | +0.8 | +4.5 | +1.9 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | -0.0 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +1.2 | -0.3 | +6.6 | +3.9 | +1.1 | +2.3 | -6.2 | -0.3 | -2.0 |
| 2023 | -2.4 | -2.0 | +0.3 | +4.1 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +2.9 | -2.5 | +2.0 | -2.8 | +5.5 | +7.9 |
| 2022 | -0.1 | -3.1 | +4.0 | -2.1 | -3.0 | -4.9 | +8.7 | +3.5 | -3.7 | +5.4 | +4.1 | -3.5 |
| 2021 | -2.5 | +6.6 | +1.1 | -0.4 | +6.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +8.7 | +2.8 | +0.3 | -3.9 | +2.2 |
| 2020 | -1.7 | -6.4 | -23.2 | +14.7 | -2.8 | +7.5 | +7.5 | +2.8 | -1.2 | +3.5 | +11.4 | +7.8 |
| 2019 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +7.7 | +1.1 | +1.5 | -1.1 | -5.7 | -0.9 | +4.1 | +3.5 | +1.5 | +0.9 |
| 2018 | +4.7 | -4.9 | -3.6 | +6.2 | -0.0 | -0.2 | +6.0 | +2.9 | -6.4 | -5.0 | +4.7 | -0.1 |
| 2017 | +4.6 | +3.7 | +3.3 | +1.4 | +3.4 | -1.0 | +5.8 | -1.6 | -1.3 | +5.6 | -1.1 | +3.0 |
| 2016 | -4.8 | -7.6 | +10.8 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +1.7 | -2.0 | +0.2 | -4.7 | -0.5 |
| 2015 | +6.4 | +1.1 | -4.6 | -3.6 | +3.1 | -0.8 | +2.0 | -6.6 | -0.3 | +1.5 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 2014 | -3.4 | +3.1 | +6.8 | -0.1 | +8.0 | +5.3 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +3.2 | -3.6 |
| 2013 | +2.2 | -5.7 | -0.2 | +4.4 | +0.9 | -2.4 | -1.7 | -4.7 | +4.8 | +9.8 | -2.0 | +2.1 |
| 2012 | +12.4 | +3.6 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -6.2 | +7.2 | -0.9 | +0.6 | +8.5 | -1.5 | +4.6 | +0.4 |
| 2011 | -10.2 | -3.1 | +9.4 | -1.4 | -3.3 | +1.6 | -2.9 | -8.8 | -1.2 | +7.8 | -9.3 | -4.3 |
| 2010 | -6.1 | +0.8 | +6.6 | +0.6 | -3.6 | +4.4 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +11.6 | -0.2 | -2.6 | +4.6 |
| 2009 | -2.9 | -3.9 | +9.3 | +15.0 | +28.1 | -3.5 | +8.0 | +0.6 | +9.0 | -7.3 | +6.8 | +3.3 |
| 2008 | -16.3 | +1.7 | -9.4 | +9.1 | -5.7 | -17.0 | +7.2 | +0.6 | -10.1 | -26.4 | -4.5 | +7.4 |
| 2007 | +2.9 | -8.3 | +2.0 | +7.0 | +5.1 | +0.5 | +4.9 | -1.4 | +12.5 | +17.5 | -2.3 | +6.5 |
| 2006 | +5.8 | +2.5 | +10.7 | +4.6 | -13.7 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +8.6 | +5.1 | +4.3 | +5.6 | +0.3 |
| 2005 | -1.1 | +2.2 | -3.2 | -6.5 | +9.7 | +6.4 | +4.1 | +3.1 | +9.1 | -8.9 | +11.9 | +6.9 |
| 2004 | -3.7 | -0.5 | -1.6 | +1.4 | -17.4 | +1.5 | +8.4 | -0.0 | +7.0 | +2.4 | +9.6 | +6.2 |
| 2003 | -4.7 | +2.1 | -8.0 | -4.5 | +7.8 | +12.6 | +4.6 | +14.4 | +4.5 | +9.8 | +3.8 | +16.4 |
| 2002 | +1.5 | +6.2 | -1.1 | -4.0 | -5.1 | +2.8 | -9.3 | +5.4 | -4.7 | -1.2 | +10.4 | +4.1 |
| 2001 | +8.6 | -1.5 | -15.0 | -2.0 | +3.8 | -5.1 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -13.3 | +6.4 | +9.8 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | +7.0 | -7.6 | -8.0 | -1.9 | +6.6 | -9.4 | +4.6 | -8.8 | -7.8 | +8.1 | -0.4 | |
| Average | -0.57% | -0.45% | -0.39% | +1.83% | +0.78% | +1.45% | +1.76% | +1.16% | +0.93% | +0.75% | +2.72% | +2.50% |
| Up years | 35% | 48% | 52% | 59% | 52% | 67% | 70% | 59% | 56% | 62% | 62% | 65% |
Monthly % change, close to close. Averages use 26+ complete years; * marks the month in progress.
Day of the week
Average daily change by weekday since 2000, the share of up days, and the last five years on their own.
Monday-0.004%55% uplast 5y +0.038%
Tuesday+0.059%54% uplast 5y +0.043%
Wednesday+0.112%54% uplast 5y +0.089%
Thursday+0.023%53% uplast 5y -0.048%
Friday+0.055%53% uplast 5y +0.022%
Historical statistics from daily closing prices (adjusted for bonuses and splits). Past patterns do not guarantee future results. This is information, not investment advice.