Indian defence sector stocks recorded mixed movement in morning trading on Thursday, April 16, 2026, with several counters advancing while others declined.
Among the gainers, High Energy rose 3.16% to ₹600.00 on BSE.
Apollo Micro Systems advanced 3.06% to ₹242.75 on BSE and 3.01% to ₹242.66 on NSE.
Kaynes Technology gained 2.21% to ₹4,106.95 on BSE and 2.33% to ₹4,110.40 on NSE.
Hindustan Aeronautics rose 1.42% to ₹4,300.00 on BSE and 1.62% to ₹4,307.70 on NSE.
Premier Explosives advanced 1.60% to ₹484.00 on BSE and 1.41% to ₹483.30 on NSE.
Paras Defence and Space Tech gained 1.34% to ₹765.30 on BSE and 1.16% to ₹763.60 on NSE.
Solar Industries rose 0.98% to ₹15,026.20 on BSE and 0.84% to ₹15,011.00 on NSE.
Krishna Defence advanced 0.77% to ₹974.00 on NSE.
Bharat Electronics gained 0.77% to ₹450.95 on BSE and 0.57% to ₹450.20 on NSE.
CFF Fluid Control rose 0.75% to ₹699.85 on BSE.
Nibe Limited advanced 0.72% to ₹1,041.50 on BSE.
Ideaforge Technology gained 0.68% to ₹460.10 on BSE and 0.45% to ₹459.15 on NSE.
Astra Micro rose 0.53% to ₹1,037.65 on BSE and 0.61% to ₹1,038.80 on NSE.
Bharat Forge advanced 0.29% to ₹1,835.10 on BSE and 0.30% to ₹1,837.10 on NSE.
DCX Systems gained 0.11% to ₹189.10 on BSE and 0.10% to ₹189.18 on NSE.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers rose 0.11% to ₹2,569.85 on BSE and 0.01% to ₹2,566.20 on NSE.
On the downside, MTAR Technologies fell 2.42% to ₹4,827.00 on BSE and 2.68% to ₹4,808.50 on NSE.
Digilogic Systems declined 1.32% to ₹93.50 on BSE.
C2C Advanced Systems fell 1.32% to ₹465.50 on NSE.
Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing declined 1.17% to ₹905.95 on BSE and 0.98% to ₹904.65 on NSE.
Avantel fell 0.71% to ₹153.00 on both BSE and NSE.
Cochin Shipyard declined 0.46% to ₹1,472.05 on BSE and 0.57% to ₹1,470.70 on NSE.
Data Patterns fell 0.24% to ₹3,442.45 on BSE and 0.17% to ₹3,445.50 on NSE.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders declined 0.17% to ₹2,535.00 on BSE and 0.47% to ₹2,526.60 on NSE.
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries slipped 0.02% to ₹1,900.00 on BSE.
Bharat Dynamics was nearly flat, down 0.04% to ₹1,355.50 on BSE and 0.23% to ₹1,353.00 on NSE.
Benchmark indices traded higher during the session. The Nifty 50 stood at 24,307.60, up 0.31%. The S&P BSE Sensex was at 78,388.62, up 0.36%.
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