Defence sector stocks traded mixed in morning trade on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with most counters in positive territory against a weak broader market. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.94% to 78,532.01 and the Nifty 50 dropped 0.82% to 24,375.40 as of 10:17 AM IST.
Among the gainers:
Ideaforge Technology led the sector, surging 9.03% to ₹529.05 on BSE and 10.54% to ₹534.90 on NSE.
Paras Defence and Space Technologies advanced 3.52% to ₹810.85 on BSE and 3.83% to ₹812.45 on NSE.
Data Patterns gained 2.97% to ₹3,630.80 on BSE and 3.03% to ₹3,633.20 on NSE.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers rose 1.84% to ₹2,757.25 on BSE and 1.87% to ₹2,758.10 on NSE.
Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing advanced 1.91% to ₹964.90 on BSE and 1.62% to ₹963.60 on NSE.
DCX Systems gained 1.92% to ₹193.35 on BSE and 1.58% to ₹192.52 on NSE.
Bharat Forge rose 1.08% to ₹1,915.90 on BSE and 1.07% to ₹1,916.00 on NSE.
Premier Explosives advanced 1.46% to ₹505.30 on BSE and 1.24% to ₹503.20 on NSE.
MTAR Technologies gained 1.19% to ₹5,134.20 on BSE and 1.51% to ₹5,147.80 on NSE.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders rose 1.22% to ₹2,688.70 on BSE and 1.20% to ₹2,688.40 on NSE.
Apollo Micro Systems advanced 1.55% to ₹291.30 on BSE and 1.29% to ₹290.64 on NSE.
Cochin Shipyard gained 0.91% to ₹1,571.50 on BSE and 0.70% to ₹1,567.80 on NSE.
Avantel rose 0.86% to ₹159.20 on BSE and 0.75% to ₹159.10 on NSE.
Kaynes Technology advanced 0.35% to ₹4,261.20 on BSE and 0.37% to ₹4,263.00 on NSE.
Hindustan Aeronautics gained 0.32% to ₹4,370.80 on BSE and 0.19% to ₹4,366.80 on NSE.
Astra Microwave rose 0.55% to ₹1,117.90 on BSE and 0.70% to ₹1,118.85 on NSE.
Solar Industries advanced 0.69% to ₹15,045.00 on BSE and 0.52% to ₹15,027.00 on NSE.
Krishna Defence gained 1.23% to ₹1,067.15 on NSE.
Nibe Limited rose 0.62% to ₹1,069.00 on BSE.
High Energy gained 0.03% to ₹599.80 on BSE.
Bharat Dynamics advanced 0.13% to ₹1,376.60 on BSE and 0.15% to ₹1,377.00 on NSE.
Among the decliners:
Bharat Electronics fell 1.37% to ₹445.35 on BSE and 1.37% to ₹445.30 on NSE.
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries declined 0.52% to ₹1,867.80 on BSE.
CFF Fluid Control fell 0.53% to ₹739.90 on BSE.
C2C Advanced Systems declined 0.50% to ₹435.00 on NSE.
Digilogic Systems fell 1.30% to ₹95.00 on BSE.
Prices are as of April 22, 2026 at approximately 10:17 AM IST on BSE and 10:19 AM IST on NSE.
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