.Stock Exchange Highlights today, August 5, 2024: Equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex as well as the NSE Nifty, dropped sharplyon Monday to end in the hole, in tandem along with losses among international peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 aspects or 2.74 per-cent. The index dove almost 3 percent to strike the day’s reduced of 78,296 on Monday.Representing the Sensex, the Nifty50 also tumbled 662 points or 2.68 percent to clear up at 24,055.6.
After posting a gap-down position, the mark rolled 3.33 per-cent to hit Monday’s reduced of 23,894.The concern mark, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 percent, suggesting enormous dryness in the marketplace. The volatility mark zoomed 61 per-cent intraday to 23.15 amounts, signifying its own biggest boost since 2015.Bears consumed as 45 away from the 50 detailed supplies on Nifty50 posted an adverse closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Hindalco were the best laggards, clocking up to 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex finished lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Slots being the top laggards.
Simply Hindustan Unilever and also Nestle India handled to end in the green.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks dropped 4.5 per-cent as well as 3.5 per-cent, respectively.The sectoral marks likewise experienced pandemonium, finishing in reddish with losses in Automobile, Metallic, IT, as well as Financial industries of around 4.85 per-cent.