Stock market today, Dec. 11 -- The Indian stock market closed lower for the third straight session on Wednesday, December 10, weighed down by mixed global signals ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement later in the day.

The Sensex climbed up to 354 points during the session to touch an intraday high of 85,020.34, but later gave up those gains, falling 629 points from the peak to end in the red.

By the close, the Sensex slipped 275 points (0.32%) to 84,391.27, while the Nifty 50 declined 82 points (0.32%) to finish at 25,758. The BSE Midcap index dropped 1.08% and the Smallcap index fell 0.58%.

"Markets remained volatile and ended lower, extending the cautious sentiment ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy outcome. Af...