Nifty in April: After a lot of ups and downs, the domestic equity benchmark index Nifty finally managed to close in the green zone in this financial year 2025. Now talking about the future, the new financial year is starting from tomorrow, April 1, and if we talk about the first month of the new financial year 2026, then if we look at the track record of the last ten years, positive signals are being received because Nifty has been green seven times in April in the last 10 years. Due to the sharp decline in the market, the valuation is attractive, the return of foreign investors and the improvement in economic growth, it is expected that the current bullish environment of the market will continue in the month of April as well.
This is how Nifty 50 performed in ten years
According to a study by JM Financial, the Nifty 50 index has given an average return of 2.4% and a median return of 1.3% seven times in the month of April in the last ten years. Nifty remained in red only in April of the year 2015, year 2021 and year 2022, while in April of the year 2018 and year 2020 there was a rise of close to 5 percent.
What has been the broader market and sector-wise trend?
Nifty remained green on all seven Aprils in ten years but the situation in the broader market was even better. Nifty Midcap Index remained green in April 8 times in ten years i.e. equal to Nifty but the average growth was 4% and the median return was 4.3%. Sector wise, in April month in 8 out of 10 times, Metals gave an average return of 7%, Auto 4.9%, Energy 4.6% and CPSE 3.6%. Nifty index of Banks and FMCG remained green in April seven times and Nifty Bank gave an average return of 3.4% and Nifty FMCG 2%. The worst performance was of Nifty IT which gave an average return of (-)1% in April in 7 out of 10 times.
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