.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem along with losses one of international peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 percent. The mark dropped virtually 3 per-cent to strike the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally rolled 662 factors or 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the mark rolled 3.33 per-cent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The worry index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 percent, showing large volatility out there. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, denoting its own largest rise since 2015.Bears managed as forty five out of the 50 noted supplies on Nifty50 submitted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking around 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Ports being the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India handled to finish in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks fell 4.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral indices additionally dealt with pandemonium, finishing in red along with losses in Auto, Metal, IT, and Banking sectors of up to 4.85 per-cent.