.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem with losses among worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 percent. The index dove almost 3 percent to reach the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise toppled 662 points or 2.68 per-cent to clear up at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the mark toppled 3.33 percent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per cent, suggesting massive volatility available. The dryness index zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, denoting its own most extensive boost considering that 2015.Bears managed as forty five out of the fifty provided stocks on Nifty50 uploaded a bad closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent loss.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being actually the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India took care of to end in the environment-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral indices likewise faced pandemonium, finishing in reddish with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, as well as Banking markets of approximately 4.85 per cent.