1 / 8Headline indices Sensex and Nifty50 finished Samvat 2078 — the period between November 4, 2021 to October 21, 2022 — about one percent lower, its first negative return in a Samvat year in seven years.
2 / 8Spaces such as IT and realty were the worst hit in Samvat 2078. The Nifty Financial Services — which 20 major stocks from the BFSI universe as its constituents — took a hit of almost four percent, though better compared to other sectoral gauges.
3 / 8Pockets such as FMCG, banking and automobiles were saved the headline indices from deeper losses during the course of the Vikram year that began on Diwali 2021.
4 / 8While Adani Enterprises shares more than doubled in Samvat 2078, blue-chip scrips such as ITC and Mahindra & Mahindra appreciated by about half of their value.
5 / 8Adani Enterprises became trading as a Nifty50 stock with effect from September 30, 2022, replacing Shree Cement.
6 / 8A number of stocks from the midcap and smallcap segments at least doubled investors' money during the course of the year.
7 / 8Wipro, Bharat Petroleum and Tech Mahindra were among the blue-chip stocks that fell the most, shedding at least one third of their value.
8 / 8Here's a look at some of the other stocks that burned investors' money during this period.
