New Delhi, November 9 (IANS). Among the major indices of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Nifty was the only index which gave positive returns in October. It gained 1.91 per cent, while other segments of the broader market, especially microcaps and smallcaps, closed with losses. This information was given in the report released on Monday.
According to Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund report, Nifty Next 50 declined by 2.92 per cent during October, while Nifty Midcap 150 declined by 3.75 per cent. Nifty Smallcap 250 fell 5.81 per cent and Nifty Microcap 250 fell 8.95 per cent. In this way, microcap and smallcap stocks saw more decline than midcap stocks.
The Nifty 500, representing the broader market, also fell 0.80 per cent during the one-month period ending October 31, 2026.
IT was the best performing sector among the sectors. It registered an increase of 17.69 percent during October. There was also a rise of 1.93 percent in the healthcare sector and 0.10 percent in the banking sector.
In contrast, the metal sector recorded the highest decline of 7.65 percent. After this the defense sector fell by 6.17 percent. Consumer durables declined by 5.74 percent, energy by 4.58 percent, realty by 3.95 percent, auto by 3.31 percent and FMCG by 2.02 percent.
At the same time, a decline of 0.80 percent was recorded in Nifty 500. Industrials, commodities and consumer discretionary sectors had the biggest negative contribution in this. These sectors declined by 0.54 per cent, 0.54 per cent and 0.42 per cent respectively.
All emerging markets closed with losses during October. The highest decline of 15.57 percent was recorded in South Korea. After this, there was a decline of 12.11 percent in Brazil and 8.37 percent in Taiwan.
The retail inflation rate (CPI) in India increased to 5.54 percent, which was earlier 4.83 percent. At the same time, the repo rate increased from 5.25 percent to 5.50 percent. The 10-year bond yield also increased from 7.16 percent to 7.40 percent.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the Indian market. However, their net sales declined to Rs 24,475 crore in October, compared to Rs 58,443 crore a month earlier. At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) recorded a net withdrawal of Rs 28,943 crore.
–IANS
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