.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish at a loss, in tandem with reductions one of international peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 per cent. The index dropped virtually 3 per cent to reach the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 aspects or 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down position, the mark tumbled 3.33 per-cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 percent, showing huge volatility on the market. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 levels, signifying its own largest rise considering that 2015.Bears took over as forty five away from the 50 listed inventories on Nifty50 uploaded an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking as much as 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being the leading laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India took care of to finish in the environment-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks fell 4.5 per-cent and also 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral indices additionally experienced mayhem, finishing in reddish with losses in Automobile, Metallic, IT, and also Banking sectors of approximately 4.85 percent.