.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, 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 even 2.74 per cent. The mark plunged nearly 3 per cent to strike the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally toppled 662 points or even 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the index tumbled 3.33 per-cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, showing substantial dryness in the markets. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its biggest rise given that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 away from the fifty listed inventories on Nifty50 posted a bad closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking around 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India dealt with to end in the environment-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices fell 4.5 per-cent and 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally faced pandemonium, finishing in red along with losses in Automotive, Steel, IT, as well as Financial markets of up to 4.85 per cent.