.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem with reductions one of global peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 per-cent. The mark dove virtually 3 per-cent to hit the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also rolled 662 points or 2.68 percent to resolve at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the mark toppled 3.33 per-cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, showing substantial volatility on the market. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its most extensive boost since 2015.Bears managed as forty five away from the fifty detailed sells on Nifty50 posted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being the leading laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India handled to end in the environment-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices fell 4.5 per-cent and 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral marks also faced mayhem, finishing in reddish with reductions in Automobile, Metal, IT, and Financial sectors of as much as 4.85 per cent.