.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with losses among global peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 factors or 2.74 percent. The mark dove nearly 3 per cent to strike the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 factors or even 2.68 percent to work out at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the index rolled 3.33 per-cent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The concern index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per cent, signifying enormous dryness in the marketplace. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its most extensive increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as forty five away from the 50 specified sells on Nifty50 posted a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking as much as 7-per penny reduction.From the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 elements of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the top laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India dealt with to finish in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral marks likewise dealt with chaos, finishing in reddish with losses in Car, Steel, IT, as well as Banking sectors of around 4.85 percent.