.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 among international peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 per cent. The mark dove virtually 3 per cent to attack the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also rolled 662 points or even 2.68 percent to clear up at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down opening, the index rolled 3.33 per cent to reach Monday's low of 23,894.The worry mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, showing large dryness in the marketplace. The volatility mark zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, signifying its biggest rise due to the fact that 2015.Bears took over as 45 out of the 50 noted sells on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the top laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India dealt with to finish in the green.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks fell 4.5 per-cent and also 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral indices additionally encountered mayhem, finishing in reddish with losses in Vehicle, Metal, IT, and also Financial markets of as much as 4.85 percent.