New Delhi, July 2 -- Most Indian defence stocks, including Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Bharat Dynamics (BDL), Mazagon Dock, Bharat Electronics (BEL), Cochin Shipyard and Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) ended the first half of the calendar year 2025 (H1CY25) with strong gains.

The Indian defence sector witnessed strong traction in the first half of the year, as the India-Pakistan conflict brought the country's defence capabilities into global focus, boosting prospects for increased demand in the sector.

Shares of Sika Interplant Systems surged 172 per cent in H1CY25, while those of GRSE, Solar Industries, BDL, Apollo Micro Systems and Paras Defence surged 59-86 per cent during the period.

A few players from the sector, how...