Mumbai, Dec. 12 -- The market heads into next week with global cues in firm control. Overseas events remain the biggest driver for equities, and any shift in risk appetite could quickly ripple through domestic trade.

At home, steady economic data may offer support. Sectoral swings are possible if India-US trade talks slow. The recent conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump has eased some headline risk, even though no concrete progress has been reported.

Domestic investors continue to anchor the market. Their consistent buying has absorbed early December FII outflows. Earnings expectations into FY27 remain solid, led by financials, industrials and consumption. A foreign brokerage's view that India ...