Budget Ka Khel, Par Investor Khush Nahi?
Dekho, Finance Minister ne FY27 ke liye defence capital expenditure ka budget ₹2.19 lakh crore announce kiya hai. Yeh pichhle saal ke revised estimate (₹1.86 lakh crore) se around 18% zyada hai. Par bhai, market mein expectations kuch aur thi. Analysts toh 25% se bhi zyada growth expect kar rahe the. Pichhle saal emergency procurements ki wajah se capex ka kaafi hissa (62% April se November 2025 tak) use ho gaya tha, jisne expectations aur badha di thi. Isliye yeh 18% ka increase kaafi logon ko disappointing laga.
Market Mein Hungama Kyun Hua? (STT Hike)
Defence sector ke alawa, pura stock market hi aaj gira hua tha. Iska ek bada reason hai STT (Securities Transaction Tax) mein hua badhotri. Ab F&O trading pe STT badh gaya hai: futures par 150% badh kar 0.05% aur options par 50% badh kar 0.15% (on exercise) ho jayega. Yeh sab April 1, 2026 se लागू hoga. Isse speculative trading kam karne ki koshish hai, par isne market mein ekdum se 'risk-off' wala mahaul bana diya.
Aur Kya Mila Budget Mein?
Budget mein kuch aur chizein bhi thi, jaise defence MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) ke liye PSUs ko raw materials par customs duty mein chhoot aur armed forces personnel ke liye disability pensions par income tax exemption. Par yeh sab bade, turant order dilane wale announcements nahi the, jinki defence companies ko aas thi.
Stock Ka Kya Hua Haal?
Nifty India Defence index toh 4.12% gir kar band hua. Sabse zyada gira Bharat Dynamics, 8.82% toot kar ₹1,401.95 pe aa gaya. Uske baad Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (7.13%), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (6.07%), Paras Defence (5.59%), Mishra Dhatu Nigam (5.33%), Cochin Shipyard (5.23%), BEML (4.75%), Data Patterns (4.74%) bhi neeche aaye. Bade players Bharat Electronics (4.08%) aur Hindustan Aeronautics (3.80%) bhi girne se nahi bach paye. Ek akela MTAR Technologies tha jo thoda sambhala, 2.94% badh kar ₹3,019 pe pahuncha. Companies jaise Bharat Dynamics (P/E ~97), Paras Defence (P/E ~72), Mishra Dhatu Nigam (P/E ~62), aur Bharat Electronics (P/E ~55) sabki prices ne correction dikhaya. BEL ki market cap ₹3.28 lakh crore thi, aur BDL ki ₹56,368 crore.