.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem with losses amongst worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 percent. The mark plunged almost 3 per cent to strike the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally toppled 662 aspects or 2.68 percent to settle at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the index toppled 3.33 per cent to reach Monday's reduced of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, signifying massive dryness on the market. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its own biggest rise because 2015.Bears consumed as forty five away from the fifty listed sells on Nifty50 uploaded an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 elements of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India dealt with to end in the environment-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per cent and also 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral marks also experienced chaos, ending in red along with reductions in Automobile, Steel, IT, and Banking sectors of approximately 4.85 per cent.