.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with reductions among worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 per cent. The index plunged nearly 3 per cent to reach the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 aspects or 2.68 percent to clear up at 24,055.6. After uploading a gap-down opening, the index rolled 3.33 per cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, indicating extensive volatility on the market. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 levels, marking its biggest increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears took control of as forty five out of the 50 provided supplies on Nifty50 submitted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent reduction.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 elements of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to end in the green.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices dropped 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral indices also faced trouble, ending in reddish with reductions in Automotive, Steel, IT, and also Financial fields of around 4.85 per cent.