.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem with reductions among global peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The index dropped nearly 3 per cent to strike the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise toppled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the mark tumbled 3.33 per-cent to strike Monday's low of 23,894.The worry mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, indicating massive volatility in the markets. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 levels, denoting its own most extensive increase since 2015.Bears took over as 45 out of the 50 specified stocks on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking as much as 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India managed to end in the green.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices dropped 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 percent, specifically.The sectoral indices also dealt with mayhem, ending in red along with losses in Vehicle, Metallic, IT, as well as Banking sectors of approximately 4.85 percent.