.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem with reductions amongst global peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 factors or 2.74 percent. The mark plunged almost 3 percent to hit the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 points or 2.68 per cent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the index toppled 3.33 per cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, signifying enormous volatility available. The dryness index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its biggest boost since 2015.Bears consumed as forty five away from the fifty noted stocks on Nifty50 uploaded an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent loss.From the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the best laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India dealt with to end in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices fell 4.5 per cent and also 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral indices likewise faced mayhem, finishing in red along with losses in Vehicle, Metal, IT, as well as Banking markets of around 4.85 per-cent.