New Delhi, July 10 -- Indian stock market indices closed lower on Wednesday, July 9, as investor sentiment was dampened by lingering concerns over US tariffs, prompting a retreat from riskier assets. Additionally, caution ahead of the Q1FY26 earnings season weighed on the markets.

The Sensex ended its three-session winning run, slipping 176 points or 0.21% to finish at 83,536.08. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 declined by 46 points or 0.18%, closing at 25,476.10.

The BSE Midcap index edged down by 0.05 per cent, while the Smallcap index posted a respectable rise of 0.45 per cent.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that Indian stock market mood has gradually improved in last couple of sessions.

Speaking on the outl...