.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish at a loss, in tandem with reductions amongst global peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 per-cent. The mark plunged nearly 3 per cent to reach the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise tumbled 662 points or even 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down position, the mark toppled 3.33 per-cent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, signifying extensive volatility in the marketplace. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 amounts, indicating its biggest boost considering that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 out of the 50 noted sells on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking approximately 7-per penny loss.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Ports being actually the leading laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and 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, specifically.The sectoral indices also faced mayhem, finishing in red along with reductions in Car, Steel, IT, and Banking markets of around 4.85 per-cent.