New Delhi, July 9 -- Buy or sell stocks for 9 July 2026: The Indian stock market came under intense selling pressure on Wednesday, giving up a portion of their recent gains as renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. The escalation followed fresh attacks by the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that the ceasefire agreement with Iran was "over" further rattled markets, sparking a broad-based sell-off that pushed benchmark indices down by over 2%.

The Nifty 50 dropped 2.12% to close below the 24,000 level at 23,882, while the Sensex declined 2.14% to end the session at 76,503. The fall marked the steepest single-day decline for both benchmark indices since late March.

On Thursday, Asian...