Nifty Oil & Gas Historical Returns
The Nifty Oil & Gas index tracks oil and gas producers, refiners and distributors.
Price history
Month-end values. Hover a year-end point for its value.
About Nifty Oil & Gas
The Nifty Oil & Gas index tracks oil and gas producers, refiners and distributors.
What it means for investors. Crude prices and government pricing decisions both move this sector; refiners and producers can react in opposite ways to the same oil move.
Returns over time
| Series | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y | 20Y | Max fall | Data to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty Oil & Gas | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | −8% | 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 8 Jun 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 | −4.2% |
Year-end to year-end, from NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file).
Falls from peak and recovery
No fall of 10% or more in the data available.
Rolling returns: the range of outcomes
Historical data unavailable: the series is too short for rolling periods.
Nifty Oil & Gas and the Nifty 50, year by year
| Year | Nifty Oil & Gas | Nifty 50 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 to 1 Oct | −4.2% | −13.6% |
Fund NAVs (AMFI), after fund costs.
Questions
- What has Nifty Oil & Gas returned over the long run?
- Calculated from NSE Indices daily index closing values (NSE archives, ind_close_all file), Nifty Oil & Gas returned n/a over the year to 1 Oct 2026. Past returns do not indicate future returns.
- What was the biggest fall in Nifty Oil & Gas?
- In the data available from Jun 2026, the largest fall from a previous peak was −7.9%, from Jul 2026 to Oct 2026; it had not regained that peak by 1 Oct 2026. There were 0 falls of 10% or more, 0 of them 20% or more.
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