Stock market today, Jan. 29 -- The Indian stock market is likely to open flat on Thursday, January 29, tracking mixed cues from global markets.

Early trends from Gift Nifty indicated a negative start, with the index trading down 62 points, or 0.24%, to 25,364 on January 29.

" Indian equity markets are expected to open flat to mildly positive today, with sustained optimism around the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) likely to support the positive momentum witnessed over the past two trading sessions. With tariffs eliminated on 90-96% of traded goods, the FTA is structurally positive for India's export-led sectors such as textiles, apparel, leather, gems & jewellery, marine products, tea, coffee, chemicals, and MSMEs, while also aiding...