.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the hole, in tandem along with reductions amongst worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The mark plunged nearly 3 per cent to attack the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise rolled 662 factors or even 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the mark tumbled 3.33 per cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The worry mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, signifying substantial volatility in the markets. The dryness index zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, signifying its largest rise due to the fact that 2015.Bears took over as 45 out of the 50 detailed stocks on Nifty50 published an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking as much as 7-per cent reduction.Coming from the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being actually the top laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India handled to finish in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices fell 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral marks additionally experienced trouble, finishing in reddish with reductions in Automotive, Metallic, IT, and Financial fields of approximately 4.85 per cent.