New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- ended in the negative territory for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, December 17, on persisting concerns over the rupee's weakness, foreign capital outflow and the delayed India-US trade deal. The Sensex closed with a loss of 120 points, or 0.14%, at 84,559.65, while the Nifty 50 ended at 25,818.55, down 42 points, or 0.16%. The fall was deeper in the mid and small-cap segments; the BSE Midcap index ended 0.53% lower, while the Smallcap index fell 0.85%.

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