.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with losses amongst worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 per cent. The mark dove virtually 3 per-cent to attack the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally tumbled 662 aspects or even 2.68 percent to work out at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the mark rolled 3.33 per-cent to reach Monday's reduced of 23,894.The worry mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, suggesting extensive volatility available. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its largest increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears took over as 45 away from the 50 provided sells on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being the leading laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India dealt with to end in the green.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices dropped 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral marks additionally encountered chaos, finishing in reddish with reductions in Automobile, Steel, IT, and Banking industries of around 4.85 per cent.