.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem along with reductions among global peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or even 2.74 percent. The mark dove nearly 3 per-cent to reach the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 additionally toppled 662 factors or even 2.68 per cent to clear up at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the index toppled 3.33 per-cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, showing gigantic dryness out there. The volatility mark zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, denoting its biggest increase since 2015.Bears took control of as forty five out of the 50 provided supplies on Nifty50 uploaded an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny reduction.From the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the top laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India took care of to end in the environment-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks fell 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 per cent, respectively.The sectoral marks additionally faced chaos, finishing in red with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, and also Banking fields of up to 4.85 per-cent.