Total and price returns for major Nifty indices on April 16 2026 reveal mixed performance, with small‑cap indices up to ~14% 1‑month gain.
Thematic indices like Nifty Capital Markets (+15.2% 1‑M) and Nifty Infrastructure (+5.2% 1‑M) posted 1‑year gains between 9% and 46%.
Sector leaders such as Nifty Metal delivered 12.8% 1‑M return and 52% 1‑year gain, while Nifty IT suffered -18.6% 3‑M decline.
Fixed‑income benchmarks (G‑Sec indices) showed modest 1‑month price declines around -0.6% to -1.3% and modest 1‑year gains of 2%‑3%.