Nifty India Defence today
· Official NSE end-of-day data
How did Nifty India Defence perform on 23 October 2026?
Nifty India Defence closed at 8,561.20 on 23 October 2026, down 2.60% for the day. It is −6.91% over the past week and −9.61% over the past month. It ranked 24 of 28 NSE sectoral indices on the day. Across the last 58 sessions it rose on 29 and fell on 29.
Nifty India Defence closing level
What Nifty India Defence tracks
Nifty India Defence is an NSE sectoral index that tracks defence companies — defence equipment, aerospace and shipbuilding. Sector indices show how a whole industry moved on a day, which helps separate a company-specific move from one the entire sector shared.
- Best session
- +2.87% · 6 Aug 2026
- Worst session
- −5.96% · 15 Sep 2026
- Highest close
- 9,998.70 · 8 Sep 2026
- Lowest close
- 8,561.20 · 23 Oct 2026
- Up / down sessions
- 29 / 29
- Average daily move
- 1.04%
- Current run
- 4 sessions down in a row
- Data from
- 29 Jul 2026 · 59 sessions
Session-by-session history
Latest 30 sessions. Each date opens that day's full market report.
| Session | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, 23 Oct 2026 | 8,561.20 | −2.60% |
| Thu, 22 Oct 2026 | 8,789.70 | −1.21% |
| Wed, 21 Oct 2026 | 8,897.20 | −2.49% |
| Mon, 19 Oct 2026 | 9,124.30 | −0.94% |
| Fri, 16 Oct 2026 | 9,210.60 | +0.16% |
| Thu, 15 Oct 2026 | 9,196.25 | −1.05% |
| Wed, 14 Oct 2026 | 9,294.10 | +0.47% |
| Tue, 13 Oct 2026 | 9,250.50 | +1.41% |
| Mon, 12 Oct 2026 | 9,122.10 | +1.28% |
| Fri, 9 Oct 2026 | 9,006.65 | +0.51% |
| Thu, 8 Oct 2026 | 8,961.25 | −2.76% |
| Wed, 7 Oct 2026 | 9,215.35 | −1.41% |
| Tue, 6 Oct 2026 | 9,347.25 | +1.82% |
| Mon, 5 Oct 2026 | 9,180.50 | +0.42% |
| Thu, 1 Oct 2026 | 9,142.55 | −1.45% |
| Wed, 30 Sep 2026 | 9,276.75 | +1.50% |
| Tue, 29 Sep 2026 | 9,139.65 | −0.99% |
| Mon, 28 Sep 2026 | 9,231.20 | −1.81% |
| Fri, 25 Sep 2026 | 9,401.65 | +0.43% |
| Thu, 24 Sep 2026 | 9,361.70 | −1.05% |
| Wed, 23 Sep 2026 | 9,461.30 | −0.11% |
| Tue, 22 Sep 2026 | 9,471.55 | +0.58% |
| Mon, 21 Sep 2026 | 9,416.90 | +0.70% |
| Fri, 18 Sep 2026 | 9,351.70 | +0.86% |
| Thu, 17 Sep 2026 | 9,271.90 | +1.56% |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2026 | 9,129.10 | −0.16% |
| Tue, 15 Sep 2026 | 9,144.15 | −5.96% |
| Fri, 11 Sep 2026 | 9,723.85 | −0.73% |
| Thu, 10 Sep 2026 | 9,795.70 | −0.97% |
| Wed, 9 Sep 2026 | 9,892.10 | −1.07% |
Frequently asked
How did Nifty India Defence perform today?
Nifty India Defence closed at 8,561.20 on 23 October 2026, a change of −2.60% from the previous session.
What does the Nifty India Defence index track?
Nifty India Defence is an NSE sectoral index that tracks defence companies — defence equipment, aerospace and shipbuilding.
How has Nifty India Defence performed over the past month?
Over the last 21 trading sessions to 23 October 2026, Nifty India Defence moved −9.61%. Over the last five sessions it moved −6.91%.
What were Nifty India Defence's best and worst sessions recently?
In the 58 sessions shown here, the best was 6 August 2026 (+2.87%) and the worst was 15 September 2026 (−5.96%).
Is this a recommendation to buy or sell Nifty India Defence stocks?
No. This page records what the index already did, from official NSE end-of-day data. It contains no forecast or recommendation, and NexImpera is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser.
Other NSE sectors on 23 Oct 2026
- IT −0.27%
- Cement −0.31%
- Infrastructure −0.44%
- Auto −0.60%
- Oil & Gas −0.62%
- Private Bank −0.78%
- Telecom −0.81%
- Healthcare −0.83%
- FMCG −0.99%
- Digital −0.99%
- Financials −1.03%
- Pharma −1.04%
- Insurance −1.13%
- Bank −1.16%
- Media −1.33%
- Manufacturing −1.57%
- Energy −1.66%
- PSU Bank −2.26%
- Chemicals −2.32%
- Realty −2.38%
- Power −2.39%
- Capital Markets −2.50%
- Capital Goods −2.54%
- Consumer Durables −2.63%
- Railways −2.66%
- Metal −2.71%
- NBFC −3.09%
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