Defence Stocks in Action: From BEL to Cochin Shipyard, these shares rally today - Check details

Defence Stocks in Action: Shares of defence companies continue to rally even as the stock market had a flat start on Monday, i.e. on May 19, 2025. The action in the defence segment is being seen as the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has granted approximately Rs 40,000 crore under emergency powers for the procurement of arms and ammunition for the defence forces. The Nifty India Defence opened with a gain of 153.40 points at 8,462.55 against the previous close of 8,309.15. Defence stocks like Cochin Shipyard, BEL, Paras Defence and others continue to rally, and they have surged over 71 per cent in the past couple of weeks. 

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