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In Charts: Five Things About The Nifty This October Series

How did the markets fare in the October series.

The CNX Nifty logo is displayed on a glass wall at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg) 
The CNX Nifty logo is displayed on a glass wall at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg) 

The Nifty 50 ended the October futures and options series with gains, defying massive volatility in the last week.

The benchmark ended the series with gains of 8%. Of the 50 constituents, 38 advanced during the period. This was the fifth F&O series gain for the benchmark index this year. It has declined in the other five.

Top Gainers

Financials, cement and steel stocks were the top performers in the October series. Five of the top 10 Nifty gainers this series were financials.