.Stock Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem along with reductions among worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 per cent. The index dropped almost 3 per cent to attack the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 aspects or 2.68 per-cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down opening, the index rolled 3.33 per cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, suggesting large dryness on the market. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 levels, signifying its largest increase considering that 2015.Bears took over as forty five out of the 50 detailed inventories on Nifty50 published an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors and also Adani Slots being the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India managed to end in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks fell 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally dealt with trouble, ending in reddish with reductions in Automotive, Steel, IT, and Financial sectors of as much as 4.85 percent.