.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem along with losses one of international peers. At close, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as high as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 percent. The mark dropped almost 3 per cent to reach the day's low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 aspects or 2.68 percent to settle at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the index tumbled 3.33 percent to attack Monday's low of 23,894.The anxiety mark, India VIX, finished at 20.37 aspects, up 42.23 per cent, showing huge dryness in the markets. The volatility mark zoomed 61 per cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its own biggest rise given that 2015.Bears took over as forty five away from the 50 detailed sells on Nifty50 posted an unfavorable closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking as much as 7-per cent reduction.Coming from the BSE area, 28 out of the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being actually the best laggards. Only Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India took care of to end in the green.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks fell 4.5 per cent and also 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks likewise dealt with trouble, finishing in red with losses in Automobile, Steel, IT, as well as Financial sectors of as much as 4.85 per-cent.