.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem with losses one of international 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 index dove almost 3 per-cent to hit the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 factors or 2.68 percent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the mark toppled 3.33 per cent to reach Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, suggesting substantial dryness on the market. The dryness index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its biggest increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears consumed as 45 out of the 50 listed supplies on Nifty50 posted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking as much as 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 elements of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the leading laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India dealt with to end in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices dropped 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral marks likewise encountered pandemonium, finishing in reddish with losses in Car, Metal, IT, and Financial markets of up to 4.85 per cent.