.Stock Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the hole, in tandem with losses amongst global peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 per cent. The mark plunged nearly 3 per-cent to hit the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 aspects or even 2.68 percent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the index tumbled 3.33 per cent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, indicating extensive volatility out there. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 amounts, indicating its own biggest increase given that 2015.Bears consumed as 45 away from the fifty provided inventories on Nifty50 published an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Ports being the top laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India dealt with to finish in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks fell 4.5 per-cent and also 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral marks likewise faced pandemonium, finishing in red with losses in Vehicle, Metal, IT, and Financial sectors of up to 4.85 per-cent.