.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end at a loss, in tandem along with losses among international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as much as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 per cent. The mark plunged virtually 3 percent to attack the time's low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 points or even 2.68 percent to clear up at 24,055.6. After submitting a gap-down position, the mark rolled 3.33 per-cent to reach Monday's reduced of 23,894.The worry index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 points, up 42.23 per-cent, signifying massive dryness in the markets. The volatility mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its largest rise since 2015.Bears took over as 45 out of the fifty noted sells on Nifty50 submitted an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking around 7-per penny loss.Coming from the BSE room, 28 away from the 30 components 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 broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap as well as MidCap marks dropped 4.5 percent as well as 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral marks also experienced mayhem, ending in red with losses in Auto, Steel, IT, and Banking fields of up to 4.85 per cent.