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 605.93 points or 1.02 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index was trading at the level of 59,126.99, signifying loss of 203.91 points or 0.34 per cent.

On the sectoral front, in the pre-opening session, metals were down by 0.37 per cent, power weakened by 4.49 per cent whereas auto slipped by 0.16 per cent. The power index was heavily dragged down by three Adani group companies.

Meanwhile, Data Patterns (India) Ltd, Heidelberg Cement Ltd and Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd emerged as the Top Gainers of BSE in the pre-opening session today.  

Data Patterns (India) Ltd, an S&P BSE SmallCap company, surged 9.36 per cent to trade at Rs 1269.95 apiece. As per the exchange filing, the company's total revenue for Q3FY23 increased by 155 per cent to Rs 113.66 crore in quarter ended December 31, 2022 from Rs 44.54 crore in quarter ended December 31, 2021.

Heidelberg Cement Ltd, an S&P BSE 500 company, rallied 5.04 per cent to trade at Rs 181.40 apiece. The company has not made any significant announcements of late. Hence, the rally in the share price could be driven purely by the market forces. 

Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd, another S&P BSE SmallCap company, climbed 4.68 per cent to trade at Rs 226.95 apiece. This rally comes ahead of the company's board meeting, which is set to be held today, to announce Q3FY23 results.