Silver from ₹10 to ₹300 a gram: how long each level took
22 Oct 2026
Silver first closed at ₹100 a gram on 9 June 2025 and at ₹300 on 26 January 2026. Every round level since 2000, with the slowest leg.
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FIIs net sold in all 10 months of 2026: ₹4.53 lakh crore
21 Oct 2026
From 1 January to 19 October 2026 FIIs sold a net ₹4,52,985 crore of Indian equities and DIIs bought ₹6,90,905 crore, month by month, from NSE.
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FIIs sold on 11 of 12 October sessions, ₹49,918 crore
21 Oct 2026
From 1 to 19 October 2026 FIIs were net sellers of ₹49,918 crore on 11 of 12 sessions; DIIs bought ₹51,369 crore. Session-by-session figures from NSE.
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Gold and silver month by month in 2026, in rupees
21 Oct 2026
Gold ended September 2026 at ₹12,929 a gram, up 3.2% for the year; silver at ₹185.6, down 8.3%. Monthly moves from +11.8% to -13.2% for gold.
Gold & SilverMarket RecapGold from ₹500 to ₹15,000 a gram: how long each level took
21 Oct 2026
Gold first closed at ₹10,000 a gram on 2 September 2025. Date of every round level since 2000, and the fastest and slowest legs.
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Nifty 50's 15 biggest one-day falls since 1999, and after
21 Oct 2026
The Nifty 50's worst day since 1999 was 23 March 2020, −12.98%. The 15 worst days, the 10 best, and what the index did a month and a year later.
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Nifty 50 vs Sensex: every year since 2000, side by side
21 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 beat Sensex in 16 of 27 periods since 2000: 10.8% a year against 10.6%. Every year compared, plus valuations today.
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549 of 556 equity funds have beaten the Nifty 50 in 2026
20 Oct 2026
With the Nifty 50 down 12.4% in 2026, only 7 of 556 equity funds have fallen further. Small caps lead at +10.9% median; large caps trail at −7.5%.
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Nifty 50 by quarter since 1999: which one is strongest?
20 Oct 2026
Since 1999 the Nifty 50 rose in 19 of 27 October–December quarters, the most of any quarter; July–September rose 18 of 28. Full table.
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Nifty 50 is down 12.4% in 2026, weakest of 14 years
20 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 closed at 22,888.95 on 19 October 2026, 12.4% below the 2025 year-end. In 14 years of data, no other year was below −2.4% at this date.
Market RecapMarket ValuationsNifty 50's one-year return is below −10% for the third time
20 Oct 2026
Since June 2013 the Nifty 50's one-year return fell to −10% or worse on 134 sessions: 53 in 2016, 76 in 2020 and 5 in October 2026. Today it is −11.0%.
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Nifty 500 vs Nifty 50: does going broad pay?
20 Oct 2026
Nifty 500 beat Nifty 50 in 9 of 14 periods since 2013: 11.8% a year against 10.3%. Every year compared, plus valuations today.
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Only 12 of 138 NSE indices rose in the quarter to 19 October
20 Oct 2026
From 17 July to 19 October 2026 the Nifty 50 fell 5.9%. Media (+8.0%) and IT (+7.8%) led; Hospitals (−17.4%) and Housing Finance (−12.4%) fell most.
SectorsMarket RecapRupee, gold and silver: twelve months to 19 October 2026
20 Oct 2026
The dollar went from ₹87.88 to ₹94.92 in a year. Gold in rupees is up 3.6%, silver 21.8%, but both are well off their January peaks: gold −18.8%, silver −48.0%.
Gold & SilverMarket Recap121 NSE indices: only Nifty Media is at its 52-week high
19 Oct 2026
On 16 October 2026 one of 121 NSE equity indices closed at a 52-week high. The median is 9.3% below, small caps 4.8% below and Nifty FMCG 21.4% below.
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Nifty 50 after an 8% monthly fall: the next 12 months
19 Oct 2026
After 20 months with a fall of 8% or more since 1999, the Nifty 50 was higher a year later 14 times, by a median 23%. The full list.
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Nifty 50 from 1,000 to 25,000: how long each level took
19 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 first closed above 25,000 on 1 August 2024. The slowest leg took 9.8 years, the fastest 11 months.
Market RecapMarket ValuationsNifty 50 by weekday since 1999: no day reliably wins
19 Oct 2026
Across 6,852 sessions since 1999 the Nifty 50 averaged +0.15% on Wednesdays and 0.00% on Mondays. In the last ten years the best weekday kept changing.
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Nifty Bank vs Nifty 50: ten years, six leads, wild swings
19 Oct 2026
Nifty Bank beat the Nifty 50 in six of ten years since 2017, by up to 16.8 points, and lagged by up to 17.7. Over the decade it is 12.1% a year to 11.2%.
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Nifty Energy vs Nifty Metal: eleven years of swings
19 Oct 2026
Nifty Energy beat Nifty Metal in 6 of 14 periods since 2013: 11.6% a year against 10.9%. Every year compared, plus valuations today.
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