Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- The domestic equity indices ended with moderate losses, extending losses for the third day in a row. Investor sentiment remained subdued amid persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, while mixed signals from U.S. jobs data kept uncertainty around the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook. Sentiment was further dampened by the lack of progress on a potential U.S.-India trade agreement, which kept risk appetite in check. Market participants also remained focused on ongoing IPO activity. The Nifty closed below the 25,850 mark.

Media, consumer durables and realty shares declined, while PSU bank, IT and metal shares advanced.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex tumbled...