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HAL Shares Slide After Tejas Demo Crash as Brokers Stick With Buy Calls

Analysts separate demonstration risk from the Tejas program’s fundamentals while the Air Force investigates.

Overview

  • Indian Air Force Wing Commander Namansh Syal died when a Tejas crashed during a Dubai Airshow display on 21 November.
  • HAL fell about 8–9% in early 24 November trade, briefly to around ₹4,205 on the BSE, before broker notes highlighted long‑term support from its order book.
  • Preliminary reporting points to a possible negative‑G manoeuvre, and a court of inquiry has been constituted to determine the cause.
  • Choice Broking and Elara Capital reaffirmed Buy ratings with targets of ₹5,570 and ₹5,680 respectively, cautioning only on potential short‑term export sentiment.
  • A busy market day also featured Fineotex’s 1.375 crore share allotment, Tata AMC’s Titanium SIF NFO opening with a ₹10 lakh minimum, and sharp moves in smaller stocks including Mercury Ev‑Tech and Elitecon.