.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem with reductions one of global peers. At shut, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 per-cent. The mark plunged almost 3 per-cent to strike the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise rolled 662 points or 2.68 per-cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the mark rolled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, indicating massive volatility on the market. The dryness index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, indicating its own biggest increase since 2015.Bears took control of as 45 away from the 50 noted sells on Nifty50 submitted an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the best laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India managed to finish in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices fell 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral indices likewise faced trouble, finishing in reddish along with reductions in Auto, Metal, IT, and also Financial markets of around 4.85 per-cent.