.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with losses among international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 per-cent. The mark dove virtually 3 percent to strike the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally toppled 662 factors or 2.68 per cent to work out at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down position, the index toppled 3.33 per cent to hit Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, suggesting enormous volatility in the marketplace. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 levels, marking its own largest increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears managed as 45 out of the 50 provided sells on Nifty50 posted a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking as much as 7-per cent loss.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Slots being actually the best laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India managed to finish in the environment-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices fell 4.5 per cent and also 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally encountered trouble, ending in reddish along with losses in Automotive, Metallic, IT, and Financial industries of approximately 4.85 per cent.