.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem along with losses among worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 percent. The index dove almost 3 per cent to attack the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally rolled 662 aspects or 2.68 percent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the index tumbled 3.33 percent to reach Monday's reduced of 23,894.The worry index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, suggesting huge dryness on the market. The volatility index zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 levels, marking its biggest boost due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 out of the 50 noted supplies on Nifty50 posted an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking around 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being actually the leading laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India managed to end in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per-cent and 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral marks additionally experienced trouble, finishing in red with losses in Car, Metal, IT, and Banking markets of as much as 4.85 per-cent.