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 382.27 points or 0.63 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index stood at 60,364.33, signifying a slight decline of 28.44 points or 0.05 per cent.

On the sectoral front, in the pre-opening session, metals declined by 0.07 per cent, power was up by 0.08 per cent whereas auto gained by 0.04 per cent.     

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

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd, an S&P BSE company, surged 9.99 per cent to trade at Rs 638.45 apiece. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Sanjay Agarwal as Managing Director and CEO of AU Small Finance Bank Ltd for a period of three years, from April 19, 2023, to April 18, 2026. 

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd rallied 4.45 per cent to trade at Rs 68.30 apiece. Travel Corporation (India) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Cook has entered into Joint Venture and Shareholders’ Agreement with Authenticities Pvt Ltd in order to establish inbound business by investing 40 per cent stake in Tropiculture Pvt Ltd in Sri Lanka. 

National Standard (India) Ltd, an S&P BSE smallcap company, climbed 3.39 per cent to trade at Rs 600.00 apiece. On April 12, the company announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023.