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Defence and IT Shares Rally on Major Orders and Trade Cues; Regulators Step Up Monsoon and Safety Probes

Fueled by fresh corporate orders and trade optimism, defence and IT markets rally under intensified regulatory scrutiny over monsoon disasters and safety lapses

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Overview

  • Domestic defence stocks climbed for a fourth straight session after Bharat Electronics Ltd. reported ₹528 crore in new orders and Paras Defence secured a €2.2 million anti-drone deal with Cerbair.
  • The Nifty IT Index jumped as much as 1.7% following President Trump’s positive remarks on an India-US trade deal and growing market hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
  • Investor Dolly Khanna boosted her stake in small-cap 20 Microns to 1.71% by March 2025, marking her third consecutive quarter of accumulation.
  • Eleven cloudbursts, four flash floods and a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district resulted in five deaths, five injuries and left 16 people missing after 253 mm of rainfall.
  • Authorities issued notices to six members of Swami Yashveer Maharaj’s team for unauthorized identity checks; ordered crowd-management reforms after the Hathras stampede inquiry; and opened a probe into Sigachi Pharma’s reactor blast that killed 40 workers.