Buy or sell stocks, Jan. 28 -- The Indian stock market continued to trade with a measured and cautious undertone. The finalisation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement lent some support to investor sentiment amid a broader risk-off environment triggered by Trump's tariff measures. However, sustained selling by foreign portfolio investors and muted third-quarter corporate earnings growth capped any meaningful upside in domestic equities.

With global uncertainties still lingering, market participants remained selective and largely range-bound, while attention stayed firmly on the upcoming Union Budget. Investors are closely tracking cues around taxation clarity, fiscal discipline, and the government's capital-expenditure roadmap, which are...