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HAL secures ₹23 billion contract for Dornier 228 aircraft

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contract with Hindustan
₹23 billion ($254 million)
capital procurement approval
₹3.6 trillion ($40 billion)

India’s Ministry of Defence signed a ₹23 billion ($254 million) contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for eight Dornier 228 aircraft for the Indian Coast Guard. This acquisition aims to enhance coastal surveillance amid rising security demands in the Indian Ocean Region. The deal is part of a broader ₹3.6 trillion ($40 billion) capital procurement approval.

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The market after the news

HAL closed +0.5% on the day of the news, from ₹4,226.10 to ₹4,247.60; Nifty +0.2% over the same session; futures OI −1.7%.

Bulletin at 07:05 IST on 17 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹4,226.10, the last close before it, on 16 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

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  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
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  • futures OI, lots
HAL closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it380942264644axis spans 22%before the news · 16 Feb4226Nifty 50HALbulletinD0+1+3+510 Feb20 Feb4 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 76,000Reference close ₹4,226.10. 16 sessions from 10 Feb to 4 Mar; the price axis spans 22 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 %
Before16 Feb₹4,226.10basebase
On the day17 Feb₹4,247.60▲ +0.5%▲ +0.2%+0.3 pp difference
+1 session18 Feb₹4,251.10▲ +0.6%▲ +0.5%+0.1 pp difference
+3 sessions20 Feb₹4,170.00▼ −1.3%▼ −0.4%−0.9 pp difference
+5 sessions24 Feb₹3,952.60▼ −6.5%▼ −1.0%−5.5 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.1%+3.80 on 17 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
1.7%≈ 74 high to low
Volume on the day
0.49×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −1.7%−1,200 lots · short covering · price +0.5%
Futures OI open, lots
72,00017 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−38.20−0.9% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.50from 0.49 the session before
Max pain
4,250from 4,250 the session before

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