.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem with losses one of international peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 per-cent. The index dove virtually 3 per-cent to strike the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise rolled 662 points or even 2.68 per cent to work out at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down position, the mark rolled 3.33 per cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per-cent, signifying substantial volatility out there. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 levels, indicating its own most extensive rise because 2015.Bears took over as 45 out of the fifty listed sells on Nifty50 posted a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking around 7-per penny loss.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the best laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India dealt with to finish in the environment-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices fell 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral indices also faced pandemonium, ending in reddish along with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, as well as Financial industries of around 4.85 per cent.