Buy or sell stocks, April 1 -- The Indian stock market remained under pressure for a second consecutive session on Monday, March 30, as benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 both slid more than 2%.

The Sensex tumbled 1,636 points, or 2.22%, to end at 71,947.55, while the Nifty 50 declined 488 points, or 2.14%, to close at 22,331.40. Over the two sessions, the Sensex has fallen a total of 3,326 points, or 4.42%, while the Nifty 50 has shed 975 points, or 4.18%.

On Monday, the Nifty 50 index opened on a negative note with a gap-down at 22,549.65. During the first half of the trading session, the index reached an intraday high of 22,714.10. However, selling pressure persisted throughout the day. The index eventually touched an intraday...