New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The Indian stock market closed with mild losses during Wednesday's session, December 24, as sharp losses in IT stocks capped gains, and a lack of fresh triggers and thin year-end trading volumes also weighed on sentiment, with investors looking to the upcoming third-quarter earnings season for a confidence boost.

Overseas investors resumed their selling trend, remaining net sellers over the last two trading sessions after a brief pause, also keeping the sentiment weak.

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a decline of 0.14% at 26,140, while the S&P BSE Sensex shed 0.16% at 85,388. Broader markets were mixed, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index falling 0.7%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rose 0.3%.

Tech stocks were...