.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with reductions amongst international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The index dove virtually 3 per-cent to strike the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise tumbled 662 factors or 2.68 per cent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the mark rolled 3.33 percent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, indicating gigantic volatility in the markets. The dryness index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its own biggest increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 away from the 50 specified stocks on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 elements of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being the top laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to finish in the green.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per-cent and also 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral indices also dealt with trouble, ending in red with losses in Auto, Metal, IT, as well as Banking industries of up to 4.85 percent.