.Stock Market Features today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and also the NSE Nifty, fell sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem along with losses amongst international peers. At close, the Sensex was at 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 points or 2.74 percent. The mark dove nearly 3 per cent to attack the day’s low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 also toppled 662 aspects or 2.68 per cent to resolve at 24,055.6.
After submitting a gap-down opening, the mark toppled 3.33 per-cent to strike Monday’s low of 23,894.The anxiety index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 per-cent, suggesting large dryness on the market. The volatility index zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 degrees, indicating its own most extensive increase because 2015.Bears took control of as forty five away from the 50 provided inventories on Nifty50 submitted a damaging closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and also Hindalco were the top laggards, clocking approximately 7-per cent reduction.Coming from the BSE room, 28 away from the 30 components of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors and also Adani Ports being actually the best laggards.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India managed to end in the green.In the more comprehensive markets, the Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices fell 4.5 per cent as well as 3.5 percent, respectively.The sectoral marks likewise faced pandemonium, finishing in red along with reductions in Automobile, Metallic, IT, and Financial industries of as much as 4.85 per cent.