Nifty 50
^NSEIIndiaIndia's flagship stock market index tracking the 50 largest and most liquid Indian blue-chip companies.
As of Oct 29, 2026, Nifty 50 (^NSEI) closed at 22,936.80 pts, representing a -12.88% drawdown from its all-time high of 26,328.60 pts recorded on Jan 2, 2026 (300 days ago). Returning to all-time high requires a +14.8% gain.
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Drawdowns of Top Holdings
Historical Maximum Drawdowns & Annual Drops
Deepest peak-to-trough drop recorded within each calendar year.
Over the last 10 completed years, Nifty 50 experienced an average intra-year drawdown of -13.1% lasting an average of 72 days peak-to-trough, with its deepest drawdown reaching -38.4% in 2020.
| Year | Max Intra-Year Drawdown | Peak High | Bottom Trough | Peak-to-Trough | Yearly Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -8.71%Pullback | Jan 2, 2025 24,188.70 | Mar 4, 2025 22,082.70 | 61 days | +10.51% |
| 2024 | -10.93%Correction | Sep 26, 2024 26,216.10 | Nov 21, 2024 23,349.90 | 56 days | +8.80% |
| 2023 | -7.06%Pullback | Jan 3, 2023 18,232.60 | Mar 24, 2023 16,945.10 | 80 days | +20.03% |
| 2022 | -16.47%Correction | Jan 17, 2022 18,308.10 | Jun 17, 2022 15,293.50 | 151 days | +4.33% |
| 2021 | -10.08%Correction | Oct 18, 2021 18,477.10 | Dec 20, 2021 16,614.20 | 63 days | +24.12% |
| 2020 | -38.44%Bear Market | Jan 14, 2020 12,362.30 | Mar 23, 2020 7,610.25 | 69 days | +14.90% |
| 2019 | -11.45%Correction | Jun 3, 2019 12,088.50 | Sep 19, 2019 10,704.80 | 108 days | +12.02% |
| 2018 | -14.55%Correction | Aug 28, 2018 11,738.50 | Oct 26, 2018 10,030.00 | 59 days | +3.15% |
| 2017 | -4.11%Minor Dip | Sep 18, 2017 10,153.10 | Sep 27, 2017 9,735.75 | 9 days | +28.65% |
| 2016 | -9.19%Pullback | Oct 24, 2016 8,708.95 | Dec 26, 2016 7,908.25 | 63 days | -6.01% |
Nifty 50 Historical Maximum Drawdown & Bear Market History
Historical Maximum Drawdowns & Major Crashes
India's flagship Nifty 50 has weathered sharp liquidity shocks alongside strong secular compounding. Its deepest historical collapse occurred during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, when foreign institutional outflows drove a -59.9% crash from 6,287 down to 2,524 in under 10 months. During the March 2020 COVID-19 lockdown shock, the Nifty 50 plunged -38.4% from 12,362 down to 7,610 in just 43 calendar days.
Typical Pullback Frequency
Supported by structural domestic systematic investment plan (SIP) inflows and rapid GDP expansion, post-2020 pullbacks in the Nifty 50 have been comparatively shallow. Intermediate pullbacks of -6% to -11% occur roughly once a year, while cyclical corrections of -14% to -18% emerge when elevated mid-cap valuations meet monetary tightening or foreign capital rotation.
Historical Recovery Timelines
The Nifty 50 has historically demonstrated some of the fastest post-crash recoveries among global equity benchmarks. Following the 2008 crash (-59.9%), the index reclaimed its all-time high in 1,035 days (2.8 years). After the March 2020 pandemic collapse (-38.4%), the Nifty 50 staged a rapid V-shaped rebound, printing new record highs in just 234 calendar days (under 8 months).