NIFTYINDIADEFENCE · NSE

Nifty India Defence

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₹9,351.7

+0.86% (+₹79.8)

Prev. close

₹9,271.9

Volume

3,29,06,079

As of

18 Sept 2026

Price history

Bullish

Motilal Oswal Analysis · Motilal Oswal Financial Services · 08 Sept 2026

Positive on the defence sector following the DAC's approval of ₹1.1 lakh crore worth of AoN proposals for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This significant domestic procurement component reinforces the brokerage's bullish outlook on Indian defence manufacturers.

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Analyst sentiment

Analysts lean bullish

9 analyst stances · last 90 days · one per analyst

Trackable

3 · 3 bull / 0 neutral / 0 bear

Long-Horizon

none in window

Commentary

6 · 6 bull / 0 neutral / 0 bear

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Positive on the defence sector following the DAC's approval of ₹1.1 lakh crore worth of AoN proposals for the Army, Navy…Motilal Oswal AnalysisMotilal Oswal Financial ServicesNifty India DefencePENDING
Positive on the defence sector following the DAC's approval of ₹1.1 lakh crore worth of AoN proposals for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This significant domestic procurement component reinforces the brokerage's bullish outlook on Indian defence manufacturers.

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Index metrics

As of 19 Sept, 13:24 IST

Open

9,311.3

Day High

9,436.35

Day Low

9,305.7

Prev. Close

9,271.9

52W High

10,067.2

52W Low

7,184.9

P/E

56.44

P/B

10.81

Div. Yield

0.51%

Member stocks today

How many of this index's member stocks rose or fell today — a broad move and a few-heavyweights move look very different here.

15

Rose

4

Fell

0

Flat

Composition

19 stocks · 15 advanced · 4 declined

Member stocks, ranked by index weight — heaviest first.

Top weight: BEL · 30.7% (free-float mcap share, estimate — not NSE’s published weight)

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