New Delhi, June 11 -- A Rs.10 lakh investment in the Nifty 50 Total Return Index in July 1999 would have grown to Rs.2.84 crore by May 2026. Yet missing the market's 15 best trading days during the same period would have left the investor with just Rs.95 lakh, according to an analysis by FundsIndia.

The gap of nearly Rs.1.9 crore emerges from just 15 trading sessions over a nearly 27-year period.

The numbers show an interesting trend in how long-term equity returns are generated. While markets may appear to compound steadily over decades, a significant portion of wealth creation has historically come from a relatively small number of exceptionally strong trading days.

FundsIndia examined how the value of a Rs.10 lakh investment would c...