.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem with losses among worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 factors or 2.74 percent. The index dropped nearly 3 per cent to hit the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise toppled 662 points or even 2.68 percent to clear up at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the index toppled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's low of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, indicating enormous volatility in the marketplace. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, indicating its most extensive increase considering that 2015.Bears took over as forty five out of the 50 detailed stocks on Nifty50 published a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE room, 28 away from the 30 elements of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to end in the green.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks dropped 4.5 percent and also 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally encountered chaos, finishing in reddish with losses in Vehicle, Metallic, IT, and also Financial industries of up to 4.85 percent.