Stock market today, June 2 -- Indian equity markets opened lower on Tuesday, 2 June as concerns over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and continued foreign investor selling weighed on sentiment.

The Nifty 50 declined 0.66% to 23,229.15, while the Sensex fell 0.43% to 73,945.20 in early trade at 9:15 IST. The benchmark indices have already lost 2.7% and 2.9%, respectively, over the previous four sessions.

Selling pressure was broad-based, with 15 of the 16 major sectoral indices trading in the red. The broader market also remained weak, with the small-cap and mid-cap indices slipping 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively.

Brent crude oil prices hovered near $94 a barrel as uncertainty persisted over US-Iran negotiations aimed at ending the...