New Delhi, June 19 -- Defence stocks such as Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Paras Defence and Space Technologies, Bharat Electronics, Bharat Dynamics, and others traded higher on Thursday after the state-run Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) invited interest in developing a fifth-generation stealth fighter jet AMCA.

DCX Systems and Paras Defence share prices jumped more than 6% each, while Mazagon Dock shares and Bharat Dynamics shares gained over 2% each.

The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has invited Indian companies to participate in the development of the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

On Wednesday, the ADA, under the Ministry of Defence, issued an Expression of Interest ...