.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem along with losses among global peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 percent. The index plunged virtually 3 percent to reach the time's reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also rolled 662 aspects or even 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6. After posting a gap-down opening, the index tumbled 3.33 percent to attack Monday's low of 23,894.The fear mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per-cent, suggesting extensive volatility in the markets. The dryness mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 levels, denoting its own biggest boost considering that 2015.Bears took control of as 45 out of the 50 detailed stocks on Nifty50 published a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were actually the best laggards, clocking up to 7-per cent loss.Coming from the BSE space, 28 out of the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, along with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being actually the leading laggards. Merely Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India handled to finish in the environment-friendly.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 also faced pandemonium, ending in reddish with reductions in Car, Metal, IT, as well as Financial sectors of approximately 4.85 per cent.