.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem along with losses amongst international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 factors or 2.74 per cent. The mark plunged nearly 3 percent to strike the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally tumbled 662 factors or even 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down position, the index rolled 3.33 per-cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per-cent, suggesting gigantic dryness available. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, signifying its own most extensive boost because 2015.Bears consumed as 45 out of the 50 specified sells on Nifty50 uploaded a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking around 7-per penny loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India dealt with to end in the environment-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices fell 4.5 percent and 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral indices likewise encountered chaos, ending in reddish along with reductions in Vehicle, Metal, IT, and also Banking industries of approximately 4.85 percent.