Buy or sell stocks, March 4 -- The Indian equity market ended in the red on Monday, March 2, closing with losses of more than 1% following escalating tensions in the Middle East that rattled global markets.

The Nifty 50 fell 1.24% to end at 24,865, while the BSE Sensex slipped 1.29% to settle at 80,238. The broader market also came under pressure, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 each declining by more than 1.5%.

The Indian benchmark index Nifty 50 closed the session in negative territory, posting a sharp decline of 312 points (1.24%) in a single day.

According to Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, the index opened with a gap-down of nearly 500 points, but staged an early recovery to form the day'...