As of around 10:20 AM IST on February 12, 2026, several defence sector stocks in India were trading lower, reflecting broader market sentiment. The Nifty 50 stood at approximately 25,876.30 (-0.30%), while the S&P BSE Sensex was at 83,968.49 (-0.31%). This mild downturn in major indices, influenced by factors such as weakness in IT stocks and global cues including stronger US jobs data, contributed to pressure across sectors, including defence.
The provided data shows mixed performance among key defence-related scrips, with many recording declines:
- Apollo Micro Systems: BSE ₹242.55 (+0.92%), NSE ₹242.25 (+0.77%)
- Astra Micro: BSE ₹895.00 (-0.31%), NSE ₹893.20 (-0.58%)
- Avantel: BSE ₹152.15 (-1.52%), NSE ₹152.51 (-1.05%)
- Bharat Dynamics: BSE ₹1,270.10 (-0.98%), NSE ₹1,268.20 (-1.12%)
- Bharat Electronics: BSE ₹441.15 (+0.81%), NSE ₹441.60 (+0.93%)
- Bharat Forge: BSE ₹1,662.90 (-0.82%), NSE ₹1,659.60 (-1.00%)
- Cochin Shipyard: BSE ₹1,507.50 (-0.44%), NSE ₹1,505.20 (-0.56%)
- Data Patterns: BSE ₹2,788.15 (-1.55%), NSE ₹2,783.20 (-1.75%)
- DCX Systems: BSE ₹167.35 (-0.98%), NSE ₹167.25 (-1.02%)
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers: BSE ₹2,483.00 (+0.02%), NSE ₹2,478.10 (-0.22%)
- Hindustan Aeronautics: BSE ₹4,100.00 (-0.78%), NSE ₹4,104.00 (-0.70%)
- Ideaforged Technology: BSE ₹421.35 (-0.59%), NSE ₹421.75 (-0.42%)
- Kaynes Technology: BSE ₹4,077.35 (-1.85%), NSE ₹4,090.00 (-1.56%)
- Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders: BSE ₹2,408.20 (-0.91%), NSE ₹2,408.30 (-0.92%)
- MTAR Technologies: BSE ₹3,680.30 (+3.64%), NSE ₹3,676.70 (+3.52%)
- Paras Defence & Space Technologies: BSE ₹653.00 (-0.90%), NSE ₹653.15 (-0.88%)
- Solar Industries: BSE ₹13,265.90 (-1.35%), NSE ₹13,265.00 (-1.34%)
Notable exceptions included gains in MTAR Technologies (up over 3%) and select others like Unimech Aerospace (up around 2-3%). Some stocks, such as C2C Advanced Systems and Krishna Defence, were not listed on BSE but showed movement on NSE.
Broader Market Context
Indian equity benchmarks opened lower on February 12, 2026, with the Nifty 50 and Sensex each down around 0.3-0.4% in early trade. This followed a period of post-Budget adjustments in the defence sector, where stocks had faced corrections in early February despite higher defence allocations in the Union Budget 2026.