So far, the year 2022 has not been very profitable for the stock market investors. The NSE’s Benchmark index NIFTY gave just a return of -1.15% in 2022 YTD.
IT and Realty are the worst-performing sectors this year so far. Nifty IT gave a return of -17.48% YTD and NIFTY Realty’s return is -9.19% in the same time period.
Looking into the NIFTY IT top constituents, the returns given in the 2022 YTD are: Infosys (-16.51%), TCS (-7.39%), WIPRO (-25.84%), HCL (-17.13%), and Tech Mahindra (-28.66%).
For the NIFTY Realty, its top constituents gave the following returns: DLF (-5.51%), Godrej Properties (-17.98%), Oberai Properties (6.16%), Phoenix Mills (5.75%), Macrotech Developers (-18.84%).
Here’s the list of the sectorial market index and the returns that gave in 2022 YTD.
| Index | YTD Change (%) |
|---|---|
| NIFTY IT | -17.48% |
| NIFTY REALTY | -9.19% |
| NIFTY SMALL | -7.87% |
| NIFTY PHARMA | -5.29% |
| NIFTY SERVICE | -3.75% |
| NIFTY MNC | -3.68% |
| NIFTY FINANCE | -2.92% |
| NIFTY | -1.15% |
| NIFTY MIDCAP | -1.03% |
On the contrary, if we look into the top-performing sectors in 2022 YTD are: NIFTY Energy (+26.05%), NIFTY Metal (13.81%), NIFTY PSE (12.58%), and NIFTY PSU Banks (12.58%)
Although it has been just four months in 2022, however, it has not been so generous to the investors. The equity investors will be hoping for a positive turnaround in the market in the upcoming months.
