Stock market today, June 2 -- The Indian stock market witnessed heavy selling pressure on Monday, June 1, after opening on a positive note, as investors chose to book profits 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 sessions to 2,220 points. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 fell 165 points, or 0.70%, to close at 23,383, taking its four-session loss to nearly 650 points.

However, the market is likely to continue its losing streak as trends in the Gift Nifty index signalled a negative opening on Tuesday. Gift Nifty was trading near the 23,312 ma...