New Delhi, March 10 -- Stocks to buy for the short term: The Indian stock market remained under strong pressure for the second consecutive session on Monday, March 9, with the benchmark Sensex crashing 1,353 points, or 1.71%, to end at 77,566, and the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 declining 422 points, or 1.73%, to close at 24,028.

Both indices lost 3% over two consecutive sessions amid escalating US-Iran tensions, rising crude oil prices, the rupee's fall to record lows, and heavy selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).

Technically, the Nifty 50 is now near 24,000, getting closer to its key support at 23,850. Experts fear a break of this level may push the index to 23,700 or even lower.

As market sentiment is weak, experts recom...