Defence sector stocks witnessed a largely subdued trend in early trade on the Indian equity markets on Monday, with most counters trading in the red as of 10:41 AM IST. The weakness in defence names came amid a broader market decline, with benchmark indices also trading lower during the session.
At the index level, NIFTY 50 was down 0.74% at 25,503.80, while the S&P BSE Sensex slipped 0.71% to 82,978.26, reflecting cautious sentiment across sectors.
Here are the key defence-related stocks and their performance at that time (prices in Rs, with percentage change):
- Apollo Micro Systems: BSE 241.60 (-1.73%), NSE 240.35 (-2.24%)
- Astra Micro: BSE 921.30 (-1.86%), NSE 924.05 (-1.39%)
- Avantel: BSE 148.80 (-1.03%), NSE 148.59 (-1.20%)
- Bharat Dynamics: BSE 1,506.65 (-0.63%), NSE 1,508.50 (-0.52%)
- Bharat Electronics: BSE 413.40 (+0.79%), NSE 413.45 (+0.78%)
- Bharat Forge: BSE 1,428.70 (-1.97%), NSE 1,427.40 (-2.06%)
- C2C Advanced Systems Ltd.: Not listed on BSE, NSE 434.20 (-2.16%)
- CFF Fluid Control: BSE 563.05 (-1.75%), Not listed on NSE
- Cochin Shipyard: BSE 1,511.75 (-0.97%), NSE 1,508.60 (-1.18%)
- Data Patterns: BSE 2,519.05 (-0.95%), NSE 2,517.00 (-0.98%)
- DCX Systems: BSE 174.30 (-0.66%), NSE 173.37 (-1.26%)
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers: BSE 2,410.95 (-0.57%), NSE 2,410.10 (-0.58%)
- High Energy: BSE 540.05 (-0.99%), Not listed on NSE
- Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL): BSE 4,476.10 (+1.07%), NSE 4,489.00 (+1.36%)
- Ideaforge Technology: BSE 450.60 (-0.22%), NSE 450.20 (-0.30%)
- Kaynes Technology: BSE 3,599.70 (-0.38%), NSE 3,589.00 (-0.64%)
- Krishna Defence: Not listed on BSE, NSE 909.65 (-1.50%)
- Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders: BSE 2,436.00 (-0.44%), NSE 2,435.60 (-0.47%)
- MTAR Technologies: BSE 2,687.65 (+0.60%), NSE 2,680.00 (+0.35%)
- Nibe Limited: BSE 1,134.00 (-1.64%), Not listed on NSE
- Paras Defence & Space Technologies: BSE 654.35 (-1.21%), NSE 654.00 (-1.25%)
- Premier Explosives: BSE 501.80 (-0.48%), NSE 500.05 (-0.77%)
- Solar Industries: BSE 12,896.35 (+0.48%), NSE 12,895.00 (+0.47%)
- Swan Defence and Heavy Industries: BSE 1,764.80 (-5.00%), Not listed on NSE
- Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Ltd.: BSE 885.05 (-1.47%), NSE 881.85 (-1.74%)
Most stocks in the list showed negative movement, with declines ranging from mild (under 1%) to sharper (up to 5% in cases like Swan Defence). A few, including Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Aeronautics, MTAR Technologies, and Solar Industries, posted small gains.
Note that intraday prices can fluctuate, and this data reflects the snapshot provided around 10:41 AM IST.
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