.Stock Market Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem along with reductions one of international peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 per cent. The mark dropped almost 3 per cent to strike the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise rolled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the mark toppled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday's reduced of 23,894.The concern mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per cent, signifying large volatility on the market. The volatility mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, indicating its largest rise given that 2015.Bears consumed as 45 away from the 50 listed sells on Nifty50 submitted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, along with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India dealt with to finish in the eco-friendly.In the wider markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks fell 4.5 percent and also 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral indices additionally encountered trouble, finishing in reddish with reductions in Automobile, Steel, IT, as well as Banking fields of as much as 4.85 percent.