Buy or sell stocks, March 16 -- The Indian stock market remained under intense selling pressure for the third consecutive session on Friday, March 13, with benchmark indices the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 falling around 2% each.

The Sensex declined 1,471 points, or 1.93%, to settle at 74,563.92, while the Nifty 50 dropped 488 points, or 2.06%, closing at 23,151.10. The broader market also witnessed significant losses, with the BSE Midcap 150 Index sliding 2.61% and the BSE Smallcap 250 Index falling 2.67%.

Both the Sensex and the Nifty extended their losing streak to a third straight week. Over the week, the Sensex plunged 4,355 points, or 5.5%, while the Nifty 50 declined 1,300 points, or 5.3%.

The benchmark index Nifty 50 continued its ...