.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem along with reductions one of international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 per-cent. The index plunged almost 3 percent to strike the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally rolled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per cent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the index toppled 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 percent, suggesting substantial volatility in the markets. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, indicating its most extensive boost because 2015.Bears managed as 45 away from the fifty provided supplies on Nifty50 published a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking around 7-per penny reduction.From the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being actually the top laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India dealt with to finish in the eco-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral indices likewise dealt with mayhem, finishing in red with losses in Automobile, Steel, IT, as well as Financial sectors of up to 4.85 per cent.