Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) shares led the fall, touching an intraday low of Rs 3,270, down 6.4% from the previous close. Paras Defence and Space Technologies shares also saw a sharp dip, hitting Rs 1,654.45, a fall of 4.6%.
Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) shares dropped to Rs 1,856.80, marking a decline of 3.8%, while Cochin Shipyard shares slipped 2.8% to a low of Rs 2,167.70. The Ideaforge Technology stock touched Rs 617.05, down 2.3%, and the shares of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) fell 2.2% to Rs 4,912.10.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders shares also edged lower by 2.2%, reaching Rs 3,267.80. Meanwhile, Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) stock was relatively resilient, with its day’s low at Rs 417.10, reflecting a marginal decline of 0.9%.
Defence stocks in India experienced some profit booking from elevated levels following an announcement by US President Donald Trump regarding a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, made in the early hours of Tuesday, June 24.
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Over the weekend, President Donald Trump authorised air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, sharply escalating regional tensions. In retaliation, Iranian state media reported a missile attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, mirroring the number of bombs dropped by the U.S. and signalling a “bomb-for-bomb” approach.
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