Top three stocks that saw heavy demand from buyers in the pre-opening session today

These three stocks were the top gainers on BSE in the pre-opening session today.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in green with a gain of 478.70 points or 0.77 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index was trading at the level of 61,603.39, signifying gains of 184.43 points or 0.30 per cent.

On the sectoral front, in the pre-opening session, metals shined by 0.35 per cent, power strengthened by 0.21 per cent whereas auto surged by 0.4 per cent.

Meanwhile, Unichem Laboratories Ltd, Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd and Jaiprakash Associates Ltd emerged as the Top Gainers of BSE in the pre-opening session today. None of these companies have made any significant announcements of late. Hence, the rally in their share prices could be driven purely by the market forces.

Unichem Laboratories Ltd, an S&P BSE SmallCap company, surged 5.62 per cent to trade at Rs 449.85 apiece.

Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd, an S&P BSE 500 company, rallied 4.31 per cent to trade at Rs 3420.05 apiece.

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd, another S&P BSE SmallCap company, climbed 3.42 per cent to trade at Rs 9.98 apiece.