.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the hole, in tandem along with reductions amongst worldwide peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 factors or 2.74 per-cent. The mark plunged almost 3 per cent to hit the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally tumbled 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 percent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per-cent, suggesting huge dryness available. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 amounts, indicating its own biggest increase since 2015.Bears took over as 45 away from the 50 provided supplies on Nifty50 submitted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking around 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India dealt with to finish in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per-cent and also 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral indices also dealt with mayhem, finishing in reddish along with losses in Automobile, Metal, IT, and Banking markets of approximately 4.85 per-cent.