Buy or sell stocks, Nov. 29 -- The Indian stock market navigated a highly eventful week characterised by alternating phases of volatility and resilience, ultimately closing the week on a positive note. The key benchmark indices briefly scaled record highs before witnessing profit booking at elevated levels. Global market cues remained supportive, aided by softer US yields, renewed expectations of a US Fed rate cut, and benign crude oil prices that helped temper inflation concerns.

Despite early pressure from a weakening rupee and continued FII outflows, sentiment improved mid-week as robust domestic inflows and increasing confidence in forthcoming Fed policy easing rekindled buying interest, driving a broad-based market rebound. Gains we...