.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem along with reductions among global peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The mark dove virtually 3 percent to hit the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 points or 2.68 percent to settle at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the index toppled 3.33 percent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The worry mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 percent, signifying gigantic dryness in the marketplace. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 amounts, marking its most extensive increase considering that 2015.Bears consumed as 45 away from the fifty detailed stocks on Nifty50 submitted a bad closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being the top laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India handled to finish in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks dropped 4.5 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally faced chaos, finishing in red with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, and also Financial fields of as much as 4.85 per cent.