.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem along with losses one of worldwide peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The mark dropped almost 3 per cent to reach the day's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise toppled 662 aspects or 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the index rolled 3.33 percent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The worry mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 percent, suggesting extensive volatility in the markets. The dryness index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its own biggest increase since 2015.Bears consumed as forty five out of the 50 detailed inventories on Nifty50 posted a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being the top laggards. Simply Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to end in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks fell 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral marks likewise encountered trouble, ending in reddish along with reductions in Automobile, Metallic, IT, and also Banking fields of approximately 4.85 percent.