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 red with a loss of 155.99 points or 0.26 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index further strengthened to 58,902.84, signifying gains of 491.86 points or 0.84 per cent. 

On the sectoral front, in the pre-opening session, metals shined by 0.5 per cent, power strengthened by 0.6 per cent while auto surged by 0.4 per cent. 

Meanwhile, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Hindustan Foods, and Thirumalai Chemicals emerged as the Top Gainers of BSE in the pre-opening session today. 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, an S&P BSE 100 company, surged 5.92 per cent to trade at Rs 278.90 apiece. On Friday, the company announced that its equity shareholders have approved the proposed merger of ZEEL and Bangla Entertainment Pvt Ltd with and into Culver Max Entertainment Pvt Ltd (formerly Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd) 

Hindustan Foods Ltd, an S&P BSE Smallcap company, rallied 4.08 per cent to trade at Rs 483.60 apiece. The company has not made any significant announcements of late. Hence, the rally in its share price could be driven purely by market forces.   

Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd, another S&P BSE Smallcap company, climbed 3.37 per cent to trade at Rs 217.95 apiece. On Friday, the company announced that a meeting of its board of directors will be held on October 26 (Wednesday) inter alia, to consider the unaudited financial results for the quarter that ended September 30, 2022.