2025 has seen a rather dramatic start for the markets. Not only did January record the worst-ever FII outflows, but the indices are also significantly in red on a YTD basis. The Nifty 50 has fallen 2.3% from year to date (YTD) while the Sensex declined 2.4% during the same time frame. Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Realty index shed the most, falling 19.3% YTD.
Nifty Realty Index down 19% YTD
A quick look at the Nifty Realty Index will indicate that all the other constituents, except Phoenix Mills, have wiped out investors’ wealth by more than 15%. Godrej Properties slipped the most year to date, shedding 30.5%. It was followed by Oberoi Realty 27.9%, Sobha 27.6%, Prestige Estate 26%, and other companies.
Double-digit YTD decline
The other key indices that clocked as much losses include Nifty Smallcap declining 15.5% YTD. After that Nifty Midcap lost the most, falling 12.67% and Nifty Energy wiped out 11.6%.
The Public Sector Enterprise index has also taken a hit, losing 11.54%. One of the huge corrections it saw was on February 01 when the Union Budget 2025-26 was tabled in Parliament due to lower capex allocation.
The Nifty Pharma corrected almost 10% YTD. In the index, Natco Pharmaceuticals, Alkem Labs, and Gland Pharma remained the top losers.
These indices have wiped out more than or almost 10% of investors’ wealth YTD.
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Moving on, Nifty Finance is the only index that has outperformed not just the sectoral index but both the benchmark indices as well. However, it has also fallen 1.8% from year to date.
The stocks like SBI Cards, Bajaj Finance, Cholamandalam Investment and Fin, Bajaj Finserv, and other stocks led the returns. These stocks delivered positive returns of more than 15% during the same time frame.
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