Defence stocks, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), experienced significant declines towards the end of trading on Tuesday. Notably, HAL shares fell nearly 10% over two sessions, with a 6% drop on Thursday following a 3% decline on Tuesday. HAL's stock price on Thursday was 5,027.65, down by 301.75 points or 5.66%. The sharp drop in HAL's stock price was attributed to a sales note from a brokerage firm.