.Stock Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with losses among worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 per-cent. The mark dropped virtually 3 per-cent to attack the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise toppled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the index toppled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, indicating substantial volatility in the marketplace. The dryness mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 amounts, marking its own biggest boost because 2015.Bears took control of as 45 away from the 50 noted sells on Nifty50 posted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking as much as 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being actually the leading laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India managed to finish in the environment-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices fell 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral marks likewise faced pandemonium, ending in red along with reductions in Automotive, Steel, IT, and Banking sectors of as much as 4.85 per-cent.