.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem with losses amongst worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 per-cent. The index dove almost 3 per-cent to reach the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 points or 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down position, the mark rolled 3.33 per cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, suggesting huge dryness in the markets. The volatility mark zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, indicating its most extensive boost due to the fact that 2015.Bears took over as 45 away from the fifty specified sells on Nifty50 published an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the best laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India handled to finish in the eco-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral indices also encountered trouble, finishing in red with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, and also Financial fields of up to 4.85 per cent.