.Stock Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem with reductions amongst worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 percent. The mark plunged almost 3 per cent to attack the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 points or 2.68 percent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the mark toppled 3.33 percent to hit Monday's low of 23,894.The concern index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, signifying enormous dryness in the marketplace. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its most extensive rise because 2015.Bears managed as 45 out of the 50 detailed sells on Nifty50 submitted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking approximately 7-per penny loss.Coming from the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the top laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India managed to finish in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks dropped 4.5 percent and also 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral indices additionally faced trouble, ending in reddish with reductions in Vehicle, Metallic, IT, and also Financial industries of approximately 4.85 percent.