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Defence stocks rally on geopolitical ties and domestic push

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

Cochin Shipyard rose
7%
BEL gained
3%
Defence index increased
1.6%
Unimech Aerospace jumped
4%
and others rose
3.5%

Defence stocks surged on Tuesday, driven by optimism around foreign partnerships and the government's Make in India initiative. Cochin Shipyard rose 7%, while Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) gained nearly 3%. The Nifty Defence index increased 1.6%, reflecting strong investor sentiment.

Key Points:

• Unimech Aerospace jumped 4%

• Cochin Shipyard and others rose 3.5%

• Cyient DLM and Bharat Forge also saw gains

The momentum is bolstered by the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron, enhancing strategic ties.

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OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 17 Feb 2026, 16:08 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

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The market after the news

BEL closed +0.2% on the day of the news, from ₹446.85 to ₹447.70; Nifty +0.4% over the same session; futures OI +0.8%.

Bulletin at 16:08 IST on 17 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹446.85, the last close before it, on 17 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • BEL close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
BEL closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it410.39446.85483.31axis spans 18%before the news · 17 Feb446.85Nifty 50BELbulletinD0+1+3+511 Feb23 Feb5 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 82,000Reference close ₹446.85. 16 sessions from 11 Feb to 5 Mar; the price axis spans 18 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before17 Feb₹446.85basebase
On the day18 Feb₹447.70▲ +0.2%▲ +0.4%−0.2 pp difference
+1 session19 Feb₹435.35▼ −2.6%▼ −1.1%−1.5 pp difference
+3 sessions23 Feb₹439.75▼ −1.6%▼ −0.1%−1.5 pp difference
+5 sessions25 Feb₹439.30▼ −1.7%▼ −0.9%−0.8 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.7%+3.13 on 18 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
1.6%≈ 7.3 high to low
Volume on the day
0.56×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +0.8%+640 lots · long build-up · price +0.2%
Futures OI open, lots
82,00018 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+0.30+0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.41from 0.41 the session before
Max pain
440from 440 the session before

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