Paras Defence, Apollo Micro, BEML, BEL, GRSE: Defence stocks rise up to 5% today; here's why

Paras Defence climbed 2.46 per cent to Rs 1351.20. Apollo Micro Systems Ltd added 1.98 per cent, followed by MTAR Tech (1.96 per cent), Data Pattersn (1.91 per cent) and BEML (1.87 per cent).