Monday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Aerospace & Defense Stocks

Precious-metals equities underperformed on April 20, 2026, dragging the sector lower and weighing on related market sentiment. The precious-metals group fell about 1.4% on the day, hit by steep declines in individual miners such as Silvercorp Metals (≈-6.5%) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (≈-4.3%). Aerospace & defense stocks also lagged, down roughly 1.3%, with outsized losses from Sidus Space (≈-16.9%) and SIFCO Industries (≈-6.5%). The piece is a short sector roundup highlighting weak price action across these groups rather than analyst forecasts or policy developments.