.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the red, in tandem along with losses amongst international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 percent. The index dove virtually 3 percent to attack the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 factors or 2.68 per-cent to work out at 24,055.6. After publishing a gap-down opening, the index tumbled 3.33 per-cent to attack Monday's reduced of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, finished at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 percent, signifying massive dryness in the marketplace. The dryness index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, signifying its most extensive increase given that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 out of the fifty noted supplies on Nifty50 posted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were actually the leading laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE room, 28 away from the 30 elements of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the top laggards. Just Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India managed to end in the green.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap indices fell 4.5 per cent and 3.5 per-cent, specifically.The sectoral marks additionally faced mayhem, finishing in reddish along with reductions in Vehicle, Metallic, IT, as well as Financial fields of as much as 4.85 percent.