Nifty Financial Services Historical Returns
The Nifty Financial Services index tracks banks, non-bank lenders, insurers, housing finance and other financial companies.
Price history
Month-end values. Hover a year-end point for its value.
About Nifty Financial Services
The Nifty Financial Services index tracks banks, non-bank lenders, insurers, housing finance and other financial companies.
What it means for investors. Financials are the largest part of the Indian market, so this index often drives the broad market. It reacts to interest rates, credit growth and loan quality.
Returns over time
| Series | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y | 20Y | Max fall | Data to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty Financial Services | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | −17% | 1 Oct 2026 |
Annualised (CAGR) for periods of a year or more, ending on each series' latest date. “n/a” means the series does not go back that far. Max fall: the largest fall from a previous peak over the whole history.
NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file). Data 23 Jan 2026 to 1 Oct 2026. Latest level: NSE daily index closing values. Returns use the fund NAV history, which includes dividends.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 to 1 Oct | −8.4% |
Year-end to year-end, from NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file).
Falls from peak and recovery
| Peak | Bottom | Fall | Months down | Back to peak | Months to recover | Events in the fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | −17.4% | 1 | not yet | — | — |
Each fall of 10% or more from a previous high, measured on daily data. The 1 deepest are shown. “Back to peak” is the first date it regained the previous high.
Rolling returns: the range of outcomes
Historical data unavailable: the series is too short for rolling periods.
Nifty Financial Services and the Nifty 50, year by year
| Year | Nifty Financial Services | Nifty 50 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 to 1 Oct | −8.4% | −13.6% |
Fund NAVs (AMFI), after fund costs.
Questions
- What has Nifty Financial Services returned over the long run?
- Calculated from NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file), Nifty Financial Services returned n/a over the year to 1 Oct 2026. Past returns do not indicate future returns.
- What was the biggest fall in Nifty Financial Services?
- In the data available from Jan 2026, the largest fall from a previous peak was −17.4%, from Feb 2026 to Mar 2026; it had not regained that peak by 1 Oct 2026. There were 1 falls of 10% or more, 0 of them 20% or more.
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