.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem with losses one of worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 percent. The index dove nearly 3 percent to hit the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally rolled 662 aspects or 2.68 per-cent to clear up at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the mark tumbled 3.33 per cent to reach Monday's low of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per cent, signifying large dryness in the marketplace. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, denoting its own largest boost because 2015.Bears consumed as forty five away from the 50 detailed stocks on Nifty50 uploaded a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the best laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India dealt with to end in the environment-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per cent and also 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral marks also faced pandemonium, finishing in reddish along with losses in Car, Metal, IT, as well as Banking sectors of up to 4.85 percent.