Buy or sell stocks, Dec. 31 -- The Indian stock market traded in a measured and balanced manner on Tuesday, reflecting a tug-of-war between supportive domestic fundamentals and external headwinds. Strong domestic liquidity, resilient consumption trends, and expectations of policy continuity continue to anchor investor confidence-particularly in banking and select large-cap stocks.

At the same time, cautious global sentiment and currency-related pressures restrained aggressive risk-taking. Fresh buying at lower levels, along with short covering in banking, auto, and metal stocks following the expiry of monthly derivative contracts, helped the Nifty recoup most of its intraday losses and close the session largely flat.

Following a signifi...