.Securities Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem with losses among international peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 percent. The index dropped almost 3 per cent to attack the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 aspects or 2.68 per-cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down position, the mark tumbled 3.33 per cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 percent, showing massive volatility in the marketplace. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, signifying its own biggest increase since 2015.Bears took control of as 45 away from the 50 provided inventories on Nifty50 submitted a bad closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking as much as 7-per penny reduction.From the BSE room, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being actually the leading laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India handled to end in the environment-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks dropped 4.5 percent and also 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral indices also faced chaos, ending in red along with losses in Automotive, Steel, IT, and also Banking markets of up to 4.85 per-cent.