.Stock Market Features 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 with losses among global peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 per-cent. The index dove virtually 3 percent to strike the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 factors or 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down opening, the index toppled 3.33 percent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, indicating gigantic volatility out there. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 levels, denoting its most extensive increase considering that 2015.Bears consumed as 45 out of the fifty noted inventories on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking around 7-per cent reduction.Coming from the BSE room, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the leading laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India managed to finish in the environment-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks dropped 4.5 percent and also 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral marks also dealt with pandemonium, ending in reddish with reductions in Automobile, Steel, IT, and also Banking markets of around 4.85 per cent.