.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish at a loss, in tandem along with losses among worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 per-cent. The mark dropped almost 3 percent to hit the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per cent to clear up at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down opening, the mark tumbled 3.33 per-cent to reach Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 percent, suggesting substantial volatility available. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 levels, signifying its biggest boost due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as forty five out of the 50 noted supplies on Nifty50 uploaded an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny reduction.From the BSE room, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the top laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India took care of to finish in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per cent and also 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks also experienced trouble, finishing in reddish along with reductions in Auto, Steel, IT, and also Financial fields of up to 4.85 per-cent.