.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the hole, in tandem along with losses one of global peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 per cent. The mark dove virtually 3 per cent to strike the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise tumbled 662 points or even 2.68 per cent to settle at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the index tumbled 3.33 percent to reach Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, showing gigantic dryness on the market. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, indicating its largest boost given that 2015.Bears consumed as 45 away from the 50 listed inventories on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking around 7-per penny loss.Coming from the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 elements of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India took care of to finish in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks fell 4.5 percent and 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral marks also experienced pandemonium, finishing in red along with reductions in Automobile, Metal, IT, as well as Financial fields of around 4.85 per cent.