.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish at a loss, in tandem along with losses one of global peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 percent. The index dove almost 3 percent to reach the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also rolled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per-cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the mark toppled 3.33 percent to attack Monday's low of 23,894.The worry index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per cent, showing substantial volatility on the market. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 levels, marking its biggest boost due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 out of the fifty specified inventories on Nifty50 submitted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking around 7-per penny reduction.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the best laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India managed to end in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices fell 4.5 per-cent and 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral indices also experienced trouble, finishing in reddish with losses in Automobile, Metallic, IT, and Financial industries of as much as 4.85 per-cent.