.Securities Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark marks, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to finish in the red, in tandem along with reductions one of international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or even 2.74 per-cent. The index plunged virtually 3 percent to attack the day’s low of 78,296 on Monday.Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 aspects or 2.68 per-cent to settle at 24,055.6.
After submitting a gap-down position, the index rolled 3.33 per cent to attack Monday’s low of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per cent, showing large dryness on the market. The dryness mark zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, indicating its own largest increase due to the fact that 2015.Bears managed as 45 out of the 50 specified stocks on Nifty50 posted a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.From the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors and Adani Slots being the leading laggards.
Just Hindustan Unilever as well as Nestle India handled to end in the eco-friendly.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap marks fell 4.5 percent and 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral indices also dealt with chaos, ending in reddish with losses in Automotive, Steel, IT, as well as Banking sectors of approximately 4.85 per-cent.