The benchmark Nifty ended Might with a decline of 0.3 per cent, snapping its three-month successful streak, amid heightened volatility. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index fell 2 per cent, whereas the Nifty Midcap 100 index managed to eke out a achieve of 1.6 per cent. The Sensex ended with a lack of 0.7 per cent. Nevertheless, through the month all key indices made recent highs, propelling India’s market capitalisation to $5 trillion. Election uncertainty and the unsure US price lower outlook despatched the India Vix hovering by 80 per cent to a two-year excessive of 24.6. Through the month, international portfolio buyers pulled out round Rs 24,337, probably the most since January 24. The outflows had been offset by Rs 53,619 crore inflows from home institutional buyers (DIIs). This was the tenth straight month of constructive flows from DII. Since August, they’ve pum­ped in Rs 3 trillion into home shares, of which Rs 2 trillion have come throughout this calendar 12 months. Steel, realty, and auto shares have outperformed in Might, whereas public sector banks, data know-how, and oil and fuel shares have underperformed.