India's defence index outperformed on Monday with HAL, Apollo Micro, Cochin Shipyard and MTAR among key gainers. HAL secured its 3rd GE-404 engine for Tejas Mk1A, Apollo Micro inked a rocket propulsion MoU, and MTAR won ₹386 cr fuel-cell orders. Analysts flagged fresh breakouts in defence names like BEL, BEML and Mazagon Dock.