.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem with losses one of international peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 per-cent. The index dropped virtually 3 per cent to attack the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise tumbled 662 aspects or 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the mark toppled 3.33 percent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The worry index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, signifying enormous volatility on the market. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, marking its own most extensive increase because 2015.Bears managed as 45 out of the 50 noted stocks on Nifty50 submitted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being the best laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to finish in the eco-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices fell 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral marks also experienced chaos, ending in red along with reductions in Car, Metallic, IT, as well as Banking sectors of as much as 4.85 percent.