Indian defence sector stocks traded broadly higher in morning trading at around 10:20 AM IST on Friday, April 17, 2026, with most counters posting gains.
Cochin Shipyard led with a rise of 4.16% to ₹1,557.70 on BSE and 4.09% to ₹1,559.40 on NSE.
Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing advanced 4.15% to ₹956.95 on BSE and 3.82% to ₹954.55 on NSE.
CFF Fluid Control gained 3.47% to ₹766.00 on BSE.
Krishna Defence rose 3.42% to ₹1,035.80 on NSE.
Apollo Micro Systems advanced 3.14% to ₹249.90 on BSE and 3.23% to ₹250.00 on NSE.
MTAR Technologies gained 2.37% to ₹4,936.75 on BSE and 2.17% to ₹4,928.70 on NSE.
Paras Defence and Space Tech rose 2.28% to ₹794.75 on BSE and 2.36% to ₹795.00 on NSE.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers advanced 1.96% to ₹2,659.70 on BSE and 1.99% to ₹2,659.80 on NSE.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders gained 1.93% to ₹2,613.40 on BSE and 1.86% to ₹2,612.40 on NSE.
DCX Systems rose 1.92% to ₹194.05 on BSE and 1.67% to ₹193.47 on NSE.
High Energy advanced 1.74% to ₹615.00 on BSE.
Bharat Dynamics gained 1.47% to ₹1,379.45 on BSE and 1.68% to ₹1,382.30 on NSE.
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries rose 1.39% to ₹1,960.00 on BSE.
C2C Advanced Systems advanced 1.33% to ₹469.90 on NSE.
Ideaforge Technology gained 1.11% to ₹470.45 on BSE and 1.01% to ₹470.80 on NSE.
Astra Micro rose 1.00% to ₹1,085.35 on BSE and 1.03% to ₹1,085.80 on NSE.
Avantel advanced 1.00% to ₹156.50 on BSE and 0.70% to ₹156.31 on NSE.
Nibe Limited gained 0.90% to ₹1,057.70 on BSE.
Bharat Forge rose 0.90% to ₹1,872.00 on BSE and 0.95% to ₹1,873.50 on NSE.
Premier Explosives advanced 1.63% to ₹502.50 on BSE and 1.86% to ₹503.85 on NSE.
Solar Industries gained 0.65% to ₹15,084.20 on BSE and 0.53% to ₹15,070.00 on NSE.
Bharat Electronics rose 0.64% to ₹458.50 on BSE and 0.60% to ₹458.40 on NSE.
Data Patterns advanced 0.87% to ₹3,520.40 on BSE and 0.96% to ₹3,524.00 on NSE.
Kaynes Technology gained 0.42% to ₹4,222.25 on BSE and 0.38% to ₹4,218.00 on NSE.
Hindustan Aeronautics rose 0.28% to ₹4,377.30 on BSE and 0.36% to ₹4,379.00 on NSE.
Digilogic Systems advanced 0.76% to ₹95.99 on BSE.
Benchmark indices also traded higher during the session. The Nifty 50 stood at 24,280.45, up 0.35%. The S&P BSE Sensex was at 78,299.23, up 0.40%.
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