Sensex loses 18% since Diwali 2010; FMCG outperforms

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The 30-share BSE Sensex lost 17.69% in the Samavat 2068 from a year ago period while the Nifty too dived 17.59%. On the first day of Samavat 2067, the BSE Sensex was at around the 21,000 mark whereas the NSE Nifty was as high as 6,312 level .

On the mahurat trading session of Samavat 2068, the Nifty closed at 5202 and Sensex at 17,289.

During the one yaer period, the biggest loser is realty losing 51%. Gaining 10.4%, the biggest outperformer is FMCG in the year.

Here's a snapshot of indices' performance

Indices	Samavat 2067	Samavat 2068	Change (%)
BSE REALTY	3742.84	1,825.28	-51.23
BSE-SMALLCAP	11044.44	6,899.15	-37.53
BSE CAPITAL GOODS	16701.69	10,655.73	-36.20
BSE Metal	17562.1	11,418.82	-34.98
BSE POWER	3201.06	2,159.30	-32.54
BSE-MIDCAP	8678.97	6,181.64	-28.77
BSE BANKEX	15066.27	10,963.63	-27.23
BSE Oil & Gas	11182.77	8,984.46	-19.66
SENSEX	21004.96	17,288.83	-17.69
S&P CNX NIFTY	6312.45	5,201.80	-17.59
BSE Auto	10329.96	9,304.03	-9.93
BSE HEALTHCARE	6704.59	6,081.25	-9.30
BSE IT	6200.32	5,752.27	-7.23
BSE FMCG	3716.01	4,101.22	10.37