.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish at a loss, in tandem along with reductions one of global peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 percent. The index plunged virtually 3 per cent to strike the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 factors or 2.68 per-cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the mark tumbled 3.33 percent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, indicating gigantic volatility in the marketplace. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its largest increase since 2015.Bears consumed as forty five out of the 50 specified sells on Nifty50 submitted an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking around 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the top laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India dealt with to finish in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices dropped 4.5 percent and also 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally dealt with chaos, ending in reddish along with losses in Car, Metal, IT, and Financial fields of around 4.85 percent.