.Stock Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the hole, in tandem with reductions one of worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 per cent. The mark dropped nearly 3 per-cent to reach the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally rolled 662 factors or 2.68 per cent to clear up at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the index tumbled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 percent, signifying huge dryness available. The volatility index zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 levels, signifying its most extensive rise given that 2015.Bears consumed as forty five away from the fifty noted sells on Nifty50 posted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Slots being actually the best laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India took care of to finish in the eco-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks fell 4.5 percent and 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral marks likewise dealt with mayhem, finishing in reddish with reductions in Vehicle, Steel, IT, and Banking sectors of approximately 4.85 percent.