Buy or sell stocks, June 2 -- The Indian stock market witnessed sharp selling pressure on Monday, June 1, after opening on a positive note, as investors continued to adopt a sell-on-rise strategy amid persistent concerns over elevated crude oil prices and the absence of any breakthrough in the Middle East conflict.

The Sensex ended the session at 74,267, down 508 points or 0.68%, extending its cumulative decline over the past four trading days to 2,220 points. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 slipped 165 points, or 0.70%, to close at 23,383, taking its total loss over the last four sessions to nearly 650 points.

On 1st June 2026, the Nifty 50 opened with a gap-up of 106.75 points at 23,654.50, reflecting positive sentiment at the start of the se...