Indian defence sector stocks traded broadly higher in morning trading on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, with most counters posting gains while C2C Advanced Systems was the sole decliner among major names.
Among the top gainers, MTAR Technologies led the session with a rise of 9.26% to ₹4,807.75 on BSE and 9.59% to ₹4,819.00 on NSE.
Paras Defence and Space Tech advanced 8.60% to ₹767.00 on BSE and 8.46% to ₹765.60 on NSE.
IdeaForge Technology gained 4.94% to ₹459.85 on BSE and 4.96% to ₹460.55 on NSE.
Data Patterns rose 4.44% to ₹3,495.00 on BSE and 4.63% to ₹3,498.00 on NSE.
Kaynes Technology added 3.79% to ₹4,024.00 on BSE and 3.76% to ₹4,024.60 on NSE.
DCX Systems gained 3.25% to ₹181.00 on BSE and 3.67% to ₹181.56 on NSE.
Krishna Defence rose 3.19% to ₹963.45 on NSE.
Hindustan Aeronautics advanced 2.85% to ₹4,216.00 on BSE and 2.96% to ₹4,221.30 on NSE.
Premier Explosives gained 2.83% to ₹472.55 on BSE and 3.47% to ₹474.40 on NSE.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers rose 2.46% to ₹2,587.35 on BSE and 2.60% to ₹2,587.40 on NSE.
Cochin Shipyard added 2.60% to ₹1,472.00 on BSE and 2.58% to ₹1,472.00 on NSE.
Nibe Limited gained 2.75% to ₹1,031.45 on BSE.
High Energy rose 2.24% to ₹582.55 on BSE.
Bharat Forge advanced 2.07% to ₹1,839.70 on BSE and 2.31% to ₹1,843.00 on NSE.
Apollo Micro Systems gained 2.09% to ₹237.30 on BSE and 2.09% to ₹237.33 on NSE.
Solar Industries rose 2.02% to ₹14,819.45 on BSE and 2.08% to ₹14,827.00 on NSE.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders added 1.85% to ₹2,540.65 on BSE and 1.81% to ₹2,540.00 on NSE.
Bharat Dynamics gained 1.52% to ₹1,353.00 on BSE and 1.48% to ₹1,352.50 on NSE.
Astra Microwave Products rose 1.48% to ₹1,035.05 on BSE and 1.41% to ₹1,033.60 on NSE.
Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing advanced 1.42% to ₹919.80 on BSE and 1.66% to ₹922.45 on NSE.
Avantel gained 1.69% to ₹153.10 on BSE and 1.47% to ₹152.90 on NSE.
Bharat Electronics rose 1.28% to ₹447.25 on BSE and 1.29% to ₹447.25 on NSE.
CFF Fluid Control added 0.84% to ₹714.95 on BSE.
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries gained 0.59% to ₹1,870.00 on BSE.
Digilogic Systems rose 0.53% to ₹94.50 on BSE.
On the downside, C2C Advanced Systems declined 0.01% to ₹463.60 on NSE.
The above prices were recorded at 10:37:00 AM on BSE and 10:39:59 AM on NSE. Benchmark indices also traded higher during the session, with the Nifty 50 at 24,243.60, up 1.68%, and the S&P BSE Sensex at 78,174.17, up 1.73%.
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