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 334 points or 0.56 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index strengthened to 59,195.91, signifying gains of 89.47 points or 0.15 per cent.

On the sectoral front, in the pre-opening session, metals were trading flat, power weakened by 0.67 per cent whereas auto slipped by 0.23 per cent.

Meanwhile, Brightcom Group Ltd, National Standard (India) Ltd and Thomas Cook (India) Ltd emerged as the Top Gainers of BSE in the pre-opening session today.

Brightcom Group Ltd, a S&P BSE 500 company, surged 10 per cent to trade at Rs 17.71 apiece. In a meeting held on Monday, the company's board approved the lock-in extension of equity shares issued to the shareholders of Vuchi Media Group (MediaMint) up to 6 months pursuant to the termination of Share Purchase Agreement.

National Standard (India) Ltd rallied 5 per cent to trade at Rs 4785 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.

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd, a S&P BSE SmallCap company, climbed 4.38 per cent to trade at Rs 61 apiece. Yesterday, the company reported that it has won a 5 year contract for setting up and operating 4 foreign exchange counters at the new Goa Airport.