.Stock 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 along with losses amongst international peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 percent. The mark dove virtually 3 percent to reach the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also rolled 662 points or even 2.68 per cent to settle at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the index tumbled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's low of 23,894.The concern index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, showing enormous volatility on the market. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, denoting its biggest rise due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 out of the 50 specified sells on Nifty50 published an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking around 7-per cent loss.From the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being actually the leading laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to end in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral indices additionally dealt with mayhem, ending in reddish with reductions in Vehicle, Metal, IT, and also Banking industries of around 4.85 per-cent.