.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 with losses among global peers. At shut, the Sensex went to 78,768.42, down as long as 2,222.5 factors or even 2.74 per-cent. The index plunged almost 3 per cent to hit the day’s low of 78,296 on Monday.Exemplifying the Sensex, the Nifty50 likewise rolled 662 factors or even 2.68 per-cent to work out at 24,055.6.
After publishing a gap-down position, the mark toppled 3.33 percent to attack Monday’s reduced of 23,894.The fear index, India VIX, ended at 20.37 factors, up 42.23 percent, suggesting massive dryness in the markets. The dryness index zoomed 61 percent intraday to 23.15 degrees, marking its own largest rise since 2015.Bears managed as forty five out of the 50 noted sells on Nifty50 submitted a negative closing. Tata Motors, ONGC, Adani Slots, Tata Steel, as well as Hindalco were the leading laggards, clocking approximately 7-per penny reduction.Coming from the BSE space, 28 away from the 30 constituents of the Sensex ended lower, with Tata Motors as well as Adani Ports being the top laggards.
Simply Hindustan Unilever and Nestle India managed to finish in the green.In the broader markets, the Nifty SmallCap and also MidCap marks fell 4.5 percent and also 3.5 per cent, specifically.The sectoral indices also encountered mayhem, finishing in red with losses in Automotive, Metal, IT, as well as Banking markets of around 4.85 per cent.