We list the 2023 calendar year returns of 180 indices. (different asset classes, different geographies, predominantly Indian). Total returns have been used where possible. Note: The list is only meant to serve as trivia. It should not used to make investment decisions! Winners here may turn losers after we start investing in them!
The year 2023 was great for most stock markets. Top 10: Argentinan Idex MerVal, dominated by US punters, leads the table with 360% gains! See an earlier report: Did You Know 10-year SIP return of Merval Index is 36%
The remaining 9 are Indian sectoral Indices (returns rounded off. For exact returns, see table below):
- S&P BSE SME IPO – TRI 96%
- Nifty India Defence – TRI 91%
- NIFTY PSE – TRI 82%
- NIFTY REALTY – TRI 82%
- S&P BSE Realty Index – TRI 80%
- Nifty CPSE – TRI 76%
- S&P BSE Industrials – TRI 71%
- Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom – TRI 70%
- S&P BSE Capital Goods – TRI 68%
Bottom 10: (returns rounded off. For exact returns, see table below)
- USD INR 0.5% (The exchange rate)
- BEL-20 0.2% (Belgium Stock Index)
- Straits Times -0.3% (Singapore Stock Index)
- INDIA VIX -2%( The Stock Market Volatility Index)
- KLSE Composite -3% (Malaysian Stock Index)
- Shanghai Composite -4% (Chinese Stock Index)
- Nasdaq Bank – 7%
- Dow Jones Utility Average – 9% (US public utility companies – sectoral index)\
- Brent Crude -10% (oil index)
- Hang Seng -14% (Hong Kong Index)
Gold (INR): 14%
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Notable debt Indices:
- Crisil 10 Yr Gilt Index 7.8%
- I-BEX (I-Sec Sovereign Bond Index) 7.7%
- CRISIL Composite Bond Index 7.3%
- CRISIL Short Term Bond Index 7.3%
- CRISIL Liquid Debt Index 7.1%
- Crisil 91 Day T-Bill Index 7%
- Crisil 1 Yr T-Bill Index 6.9%
Full list:
| Index | 1 Year Return |
| MerVal | 360.0558 |
| S&P BSE SME IPO – TRI | 96.1673 |
| Nifty India Defence – TRI | 91.1055 |
| NIFTY PSE – TRI | 82.2804 |
| NIFTY REALTY – TRI | 82.0175 |
| S&P BSE Realty Index – TRI | 80.1612 |
| Nifty CPSE – TRI | 76.3749 |
| S&P BSE Industrials – TRI | 70.6186 |
| Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom – TRI | 70.3729 |
| S&P BSE Capital Goods – TRI | 68.1530 |
| Nifty Microcap 250 – TRI | 67.3522 |
| Nasdaq Computer | 66.4697 |
| NIFTY SME EMERGE – TRI | 65.5042 |
| Nifty Smallcap 50 – TRI | 65.4689 |
| NIFTY500 Value 50 – TRI | 62.5984 |
| S&P BSE PSU – TRI | 61.4753 |
| Nifty200 Alpha 30 – TRI | 57.4951 |
| Nifty Smallcap 100 – TRI | 56.6612 |
| Nasdaq-100 | 53.8053 |
| Nifty MidSmall Healthcare – TRI | 52.7680 |
| Nifty Midcap150 Momentum 50 – TRI | 52.4802 |
| Nifty Midcap 50 – TRI | 51.4186 |
| NIFTY Alpha Quality Value Low-Volatility 30 – TRI | 50.6933 |
| Nifty High Beta 50 – TRI | 49.9250 |
| Nifty MidSmall Financial Services – TRI | 49.4132 |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 – TRI | 49.0936 |
| S&P BSE Small-Cap – TRI | 48.8147 |
| NIFTY AUTO – TRI | 48.7517 |
| S&P BSE MidSmallCap – TRI | 47.9790 |
| S&P BSE AUTO Index – TRI | 47.7114 |
| Nifty Midcap 100 – TRI | 47.5502 |
| Nifty Transportation & Logistics – TRI | 47.4052 |
| S&P BSE 250 Small Cap – TRI | 47.2608 |
| S&P BSE Mid-Cap – TRI | 47.2174 |
| Nifty MidSmallcap 400 – TRI | 46.2101 |
| Nifty Midcap Select – TRI | 45.9248 |
| Nifty Tata Group 25% Cap – TRI | 45.5734 |
| Nifty Midcap 150 – TRI | 44.6074 |
| Nifty Dividend Opportunities 50 – TRI | 44.2677 |
| S&P BSE 400 MidSmallCap Index – TRI | 44.0096 |
| Nifty Mobility – TRI | 43.9069 |
| Nifty Midcap Liquid 15 – TRI | 43.8519 |
| Nifty Alpha 50 – TRI | 43.6151 |
| Nasdaq | 43.4231 |
| S&P BSE 150 MidCap – TRI | 42.4053 |
| S&P BSE IPO Index – TRI | 41.7177 |
| Nifty200 Momentum 30 – TRI | 41.7096 |
| S&P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services – TRI | 40.1194 |
| Nifty Infrastructure – TRI | 40.0760 |
| Nifty India Digital – TRI | 39.9936 |
| NIFTY Alpha Quality Low-Volatility 30 – TRI | 39.3874 |
| NIFTY Alpha Low-Volatility 30 – TRI | 39.0043 |
| S&P BSE Health Care – TRI | 37.9713 |
| Nifty Aditya Birla Group – TRI | 37.6145 |
| S&P BSE Utilities – TRI | 36.9446 |
| S&P BSE Power Index – TRI | 36.4487 |
| S&P BSE METAL Index – TRI | 35.5000 |
| Nifty Tata Group – TRI | 35.1950 |
| Nasdaq Other Finance | 35.0229 |
| Nifty India Manufacturing – TRI | 34.8681 |
| NIFTY PHARMA – TRI | 34.7601 |
| S&P BSE Sensex Next 50 – TRI | 34.7216 |
| Nifty Mahindra Group – TRI | 34.4305 |
| Nifty Healthcare Index – TRI | 33.9866 |
| Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 – TRI | 33.7384 |
| NIFTY PSU BANK – TRI | 33.2803 |
| Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank – TRI | 32.8606 |
| NIFTY LargeMidcap 250 – TRI | 32.6583 |
| NIFTY100 Quality 30 – TRI | 32.0274 |
| Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 – TRI | 31.8749 |
| Nifty Low Volatility 50 – TRI | 31.8520 |
| NIFTY200 Quality 30 – TRI | 31.6713 |
| S&P BSE Telecom – TRI | 31.4373 |
| NIFTY50 Equal Weight – TRI | 31.0422 |
| NIFTY FMCG – TRI | 30.7797 |
| Nifty100 Equal Weight – TRI | 30.6843 |
| Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer – TRI | 30.6814 |
| NIFTY COMMODITIES – TRI | 30.6509 |
| NIFTY ENERGY – TRI | 30.5819 |
| Nifty50 Value 20 – TRI | 29.7938 |
| S&P BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods – TRI | 29.6488 |
| Nasdaq Industrial | 28.9348 |
| NIFTY Midcap150 Quality 50 – TRI | 28.7170 |
| S&P BSE 250 LargeMidCap 65:35 Index – TRI | 28.5985 |
| S&P BSE Information Technology – TRI | 28.2830 |
| Nikkei 225 | 28.2422 |
| NIFTY Quality Low-Volatility 30 – TRI | 28.2411 |
| S&P BSE AllCap – TRI | 28.0971 |
| Nifty India Consumption – TRI | 27.9562 |
| Nifty Total Market – TRI | 27.9471 |
| NIFTY NEXT 50 – TRI | 27.2368 |
| NIFTY 500 – TRI | 26.9147 |
| Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index | 26.8298 |
| Nifty Growth Sectors 15 – TRI | 26.6732 |
| S&P BSE 500 – TRI | 26.5464 |
| S&P BSE Consumer Durables – TRI | 26.3955 |
| NIFTY IT – TRI | 26.2983 |
| Nifty100 Liquid 15 – TRI | 25.0993 |
| Nifty Housing – TRI | 25.0897 |
| Nifty500 Shariah – TRI | 24.9906 |
| S&P BSE 250 LargeMidCap Index – TRI | 24.9101 |
| S&P BSE LargeMidCap – TRI | 24.7955 |
| NIFTY 200 – TRI | 24.6608 |
| NIFTY Financial Services 25/50 – TRI | 24.6101 |
| S&P BSE 200 – TRI | 24.4821 |
| S&P BSE 500 Shariah – TRI | 24.1452 |
| NIFTY MNC – TRI | 24.1040 |
| Nifty Consumer Durables – TRI | 23.6943 |
| S&P BSE GREENEX – TRI | 23.6719 |
| S&P BSE CARBONEX – TRI | 23.4151 |
| NIFTY100 ESG – TRI | 23.3596 |
| Nasdaq Transportation | 23.3007 |
| S&P BSE 100 – TRI | 23.2261 |
| NIFTY100 Enhanced ESG – TRI | 23.1739 |
| Nifty Shariah 25 – TRI | 22.2667 |
| Bovespa | 21.9520 |
| Madrid General | 21.5579 |
| NIFTY 50 – TRI | 21.3002 |
| NIFTY 100 – TRI | 21.2377 |
| S&P BSE Sensex 50 – TRI | 21.1090 |
| S&P BSE TECk Index – TRI | 21.1073 |
| Nifty50 USD – TRI | 20.5950 |
| S&P BSE Large Cap – TRI | 20.5925 |
| S&P BSE SENSEX – TRI | 20.3273 |
| DAX | 20.3112 |
| NIFTY MEDIA – TRI | 20.2882 |
| Nifty100 ESG Sector Leaders – TRI | 19.5910 |
| NIFTY100 Alpha 30 – TRI | 19.5284 |
| Nifty50 Shariah – TRI | 19.2402 |
| NIFTY METAL – TRI | 19.1229 |
| Seoul Composite | 18.7301 |
| Dow Jones Trasportation Averag | 18.7198 |
| S&P BSE Energy – TRI | 18.5065 |
| IPC | 18.4104 |
| CRISIL Hybrid 35+65 – Aggressive Index | 18.3935 |
| S&P BSE Finance – TRI | 18.3714 |
| S&P BSE OIL & GAS Index – TRI | 17.2987 |
| CAC 40 | 16.5193 |
| Nifty Private Bank – TRI | 14.6258 |
| Nifty Financial Services – TRI | 14.3081 |
| CRISIL Short Term Debt Hybrid 60+40 Index | 14.0828 |
| Gold-London AM (INR) | 14.0563 |
| Dow Jones | 13.7034 |
| Gold-London AM | 13.4218 |
| Gold-International | 13.3374 |
| NIFTY BANK – TRI | 13.2880 |
| NIFTY OIL & GAS – TRI | 13.0995 |
| Nifty Services Sector – TRI | 12.8127 |
| Nasdaq Telecommunications | 12.2897 |
| S&P BSE BANKEX – TRI | 12.1229 |
| Dow Jones Composite Index | 11.7409 |
| RTS Index | 11.6299 |
| CRISIL Short Term Debt Hybrid 75+25 Index | 11.5135 |
| NYSE | 10.9889 |
| ATX | 9.8702 |
| CRISIL Hybrid 85+15 – Conservative Index | 9.8286 |
| All Ordinaries | 8.4163 |
| Nasdaq Insurance | 8.2515 |
| Crisil 10 Yr Gilt Index | 7.8171 |
| I-BEX (I-Sec Sovereign Bond Index) | 7.7221 |
| CRISIL Composite Bond Index | 7.2950 |
| CRISIL Short Term Bond Index | 7.2646 |
| CRISIL Liquid Debt Index | 7.1336 |
| Crisil 91 Day T-Bill Index | 6.9951 |
| Crisil 1 Yr T-Bill Index | 6.9550 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6.1626 |
| Swiss Market | 3.8063 |
| FTSE 100 | 3.7777 |
| Nasdaq Biotechnology | 3.7371 |
| RBI Reference Rate | 0.5594 |
| USD INR | 0.4640 |
| BEL-20 | 0.1783 |
| Straits Times | -0.3399 |
| INDIA VIX | -2.4550 |
| KLSE Composite | -2.7302 |
| Shanghai Composite | -3.7006 |
| Nasdaq Bank | -6.6713 |
| Dow Jones Utility Average | -8.8619 |
| Brent Crude | -10.1967 |
| Hang Seng | -13.8212 |