Seasonality
OIL seasonality.Since 2009, month by month.
OIL share price seasonality since 2009: best month Sep (+2.58% average), worst Nov, weekday patterns and how OIL moves on Budget and RBI policy days.
Best month
Sep
avg +2.58%, up 53% of yearsWorst month
Nov
avg -1.52%, up 41% of yearsYears of data
18
since Sep 2009Latest close
445.40
15 Oct 2026Around India’s big market days
How OIL moved on the day, and 5 days later.
| Event | Average on the day | Closed higher | +5 days | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Budget day | -1.00% | 35% | +1.40% | 20 |
| RBI policy day | -0.05% | 50% | +0.39% | 114 |
| Diwali Muhurat trading | +0.39% | 82% | +0.79% | 17 |
Month by month, last 15 years
Monthly % change; averages and up-years use the full history since 2009.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +20.2 | -5.1 | -1.7 | +3.2 | -3.0 | -12.4 | +10.0 | +5.4 | -7.1 | -0.7* | ||
| 2025 | -2.4 | -18.5 | +12.9 | +6.2 | +3.9 | +1.7 | +1.3 | -11.3 | +6.0 | +4.7 | -4.6 | +2.7 |
| 2024 | +14.6 | +28.2 | +9.8 | +3.3 | +2.5 | +13.7 | +19.8 | +28.3 | -21.6 | -18.8 | +4.0 | -12.2 |
| 2023 | +11.9 | +6.1 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +0.9 | -4.8 | +12.6 | -0.9 | +9.4 | +0.0 | +2.1 | +21.9 |
| 2022 | +20.5 | -7.0 | +6.9 | -4.2 | +4.4 | +5.5 | -24.5 | +1.5 | -9.5 | +10.6 | +6.0 | +1.7 |
| 2021 | +3.7 | +13.4 | -2.8 | -0.6 | +8.5 | +18.6 | +6.1 | +9.1 | +43.0 | -13.5 | -6.0 | -6.0 |
| 2020 | -15.3 | -16.6 | -23.5 | +19.5 | -14.2 | +10.5 | +3.2 | -2.0 | -5.8 | -3.7 | +11.9 | +11.7 |
| 2019 | -4.1 | +4.1 | +6.2 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -10.4 | -7.2 | -1.8 | +18.2 | -10.3 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | -3.4 | -2.5 | -7.2 | +7.4 | -7.1 | -2.8 | -0.4 | +2.2 | +2.8 | -10.0 | -5.7 | -6.2 |
| 2017 | -2.8 | -0.8 | +2.0 | -2.0 | -6.2 | -15.4 | +10.7 | -0.8 | +24.0 | +4.4 | -1.9 | +2.6 |
| 2016 | -8.2 | -12.0 | +1.2 | +6.1 | +5.4 | +0.6 | +4.6 | +4.3 | +4.1 | +4.3 | +0.5 | +7.8 |
| 2015 | -7.3 | -6.9 | -8.6 | +0.6 | +1.6 | -3.9 | -3.2 | +4.0 | -5.8 | -4.1 | -7.0 | +1.5 |
| 2014 | -2.9 | -3.9 | +6.3 | -1.4 | +19.4 | +3.1 | -3.9 | +8.9 | -1.1 | +4.5 | -6.9 | -2.7 |
| 2013 | +15.9 | -2.2 | -3.3 | +7.7 | +8.1 | -3.4 | -10.0 | -16.0 | +0.6 | +8.3 | +2.0 | +1.1 |
| 2012 | +1.9 | +5.9 | -0.7 | -10.4 | -4.6 | +14.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -5.9 | +2.4 |
| Average | +1.41% | -1.10% | +0.31% | +2.21% | +1.43% | +2.34% | +0.86% | +1.58% | +2.58% | -0.35% | -1.52% | +1.80% |
| Up years | 41% | 35% | 53% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 53% | 53% | 53% | 41% | 41% | 65% |
Monthly % change, close to close. Averages use 17+ 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-0.108%46% uplast 5y +0.064%
Tuesday+0.082%53% uplast 5y +0.286%
Wednesday+0.110%52% uplast 5y +0.244%
Thursday+0.065%51% uplast 5y +0.192%
Friday+0.088%53% uplast 5y -0.126%
Historical statistics from daily closing prices (adjusted for bonuses and splits). Past patterns do not guarantee future results. This is information, not investment advice.