.Stock Exchange Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem with losses among international peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The mark dropped virtually 3 percent to strike the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down opening, the index rolled 3.33 per cent to reach Monday's low of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per cent, suggesting enormous dryness in the marketplace. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 levels, marking its own largest increase given that 2015.Bears took over as forty five out of the fifty detailed inventories on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent loss.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 elements of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors and also Adani Slots being actually the leading laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India dealt with to finish in the eco-friendly.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral indices additionally encountered chaos, ending in red with losses in Vehicle, Metallic, IT, and Financial industries of up to 4.85 per-cent.