.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem with reductions amongst international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 per-cent. The index dropped nearly 3 per cent to strike the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally toppled 662 factors or even 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down position, the index rolled 3.33 percent to reach Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per cent, indicating extensive dryness out there. The volatility index zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, denoting its own most extensive boost since 2015.Bears took control of as forty five out of the 50 noted sells on Nifty50 uploaded a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Slots being the top laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India managed to finish in the green.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap indices fell 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks also faced mayhem, finishing in red with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, as well as Financial sectors of around 4.85 per cent.