Seasonality
SENSEX seasonality.Since 2005, month by month.
SENSEX seasonality since 2005: best month Apr (+3.15% average), worst Feb (-1.24%), weekday patterns, turn of the month and event studies.
Best month
Apr
avg +3.15%, up 73% of yearsWorst month
Feb
avg -1.24%, up 41% of yearsTurn of the month
+0.15%
per day, vs +0.03% on other daysHistory
5,404
trading days since 2005Events
How SENSEX behaves around India’s market-moving days.
Month by month
Every month since 2005. 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 | -3.5 | -1.2 | -11.5 | +6.9 | -2.8 | +2.3 | +2.1 | -1.5 | -5.8 | +2.5* | ||
| 2025 | -0.8 | -5.6 | +5.8 | +3.7 | +1.5 | +2.6 | -2.9 | -1.7 | +0.6 | +4.6 | +2.1 | -0.6 |
| 2024 | -0.7 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +1.1 | -0.7 | +6.9 | +3.4 | +0.8 | +2.3 | -5.8 | +0.5 | -2.1 |
| 2023 | -2.1 | -1.0 | +0.0 | +3.6 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +2.8 | -2.5 | +1.5 | -3.0 | +4.9 | +7.8 |
| 2022 | -0.4 | -3.0 | +4.1 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -4.6 | +8.6 | +3.4 | -3.5 | +5.8 | +3.9 | -3.6 |
| 2021 | -3.1 | +6.1 | +0.8 | -1.5 | +6.5 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +9.4 | +2.7 | +0.3 | -3.8 | +2.1 |
| 2020 | -1.3 | -6.0 | -23.1 | +14.4 | -3.8 | +7.7 | +7.7 | +2.7 | -1.5 | +4.1 | +11.4 | +8.2 |
| 2019 | +0.5 | -1.1 | +7.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | -0.8 | -4.9 | -0.4 | +3.6 | +3.8 | +1.7 | +1.1 |
| 2018 | +5.6 | -5.0 | -3.6 | +6.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +6.2 | +2.8 | -6.3 | -4.9 | +5.1 | -0.3 |
| 2017 | +3.9 | +3.9 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +4.1 | -0.7 | +5.2 | -2.4 | -1.4 | +6.2 | -0.2 | +2.7 |
| 2016 | -4.8 | -7.5 | +10.2 | +1.0 | +4.1 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +1.4 | -2.1 | +0.2 | -4.6 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | +6.1 | +0.6 | -4.8 | -3.4 | +3.0 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -6.5 | -0.5 | +1.9 | -1.9 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | -3.1 | +3.0 | +6.0 | +0.1 | +8.0 | +4.9 | +1.9 | +2.9 | -0.0 | +4.6 | +3.0 | -4.2 |
| 2013 | +2.4 | -5.2 | -0.1 | +3.5 | +1.3 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -3.8 | +4.1 | +9.2 | -1.8 | +1.8 |
| 2012 | +11.3 | +3.3 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -6.4 | +7.5 | -1.1 | +1.1 | +7.6 | -1.4 | +4.5 | +0.4 |
| 2011 | -10.6 | -2.8 | +9.1 | -1.6 | -3.3 | +1.9 | -3.4 | -8.4 | -1.3 | +7.6 | -8.9 | -4.1 |
| 2010 | -6.3 | +0.4 | +6.7 | +0.2 | -3.5 | +4.5 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +11.7 | -0.2 | -2.6 | +5.1 |
| 2009 | -2.3 | -5.7 | +9.2 | +17.5 | +28.3 | -0.9 | +8.1 | -0.0 | +9.3 | -7.2 | +6.5 | +3.2 |
| 2008 | -13.0 | -0.4 | -11.0 | +10.5 | -5.0 | -18.0 | +6.6 | +1.5 | -11.7 | -23.9 | -7.1 | +6.1 |
| 2007 | +2.2 | -8.2 | +1.0 | +6.1 | +4.8 | +0.7 | +6.1 | -1.5 | +12.9 | +14.7 | -2.4 | +4.8 |
| 2006 | +5.6 | +4.5 | +8.8 | +6.8 | -13.7 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +8.9 | +6.5 | +4.1 | +5.7 | +0.7 |
| 2005 | +2.4 | -3.3 | -5.2 | +9.1 | +7.1 | +6.1 | +2.2 | +10.6 | -8.6 | +11.4 | +6.9 | |
| Average | -0.69% | -1.24% | +0.68% | +3.15% | +1.53% | +1.23% | +2.72% | +0.41% | +1.79% | +0.58% | +1.30% | +1.71% |
| Up years | 38% | 41% | 64% | 73% | 59% | 68% | 77% | 55% | 55% | 62% | 57% | 62% |
Monthly % change, close to close. Averages use 21+ complete years; * marks the month in progress.
Day of the week
Average daily change by weekday since 2005, the share of up days, and the last five years on their own.
Monday+0.018%56% uplast 5y +0.030%
Tuesday+0.065%52% uplast 5y +0.035%
Wednesday+0.096%53% uplast 5y +0.086%
Thursday+0.019%53% uplast 5y -0.049%
Friday+0.066%52% uplast 5y +0.027%
Historical statistics from daily closing prices (adjusted for bonuses and splits). Past patterns do not guarantee future results. This is information, not investment advice.