.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem with reductions among worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The index plunged virtually 3 percent to reach the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise tumbled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down position, the mark rolled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per cent, indicating substantial dryness in the markets. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 levels, marking its most extensive boost given that 2015.Bears took over as 45 away from the 50 specified sells on Nifty50 posted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking as much as 7-per penny loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 elements of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the top laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India took care of to finish in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral indices likewise dealt with trouble, ending in reddish along with reductions in Vehicle, Metal, IT, as well as Banking fields of approximately 4.85 per-cent.