Top three stocks that witnessed 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 at a loss of 240 points or 0.45 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index was trading at the same level.   

Meanwhile, on the sectoral front, almost all the indices were trading in the red. Metals lost 15 points, power weakened by 0.20 per cent whereas the oil & gas index slipped nearly 0.1 per cent.  

Meanwhile, Sheela Foam Ltd, Orient Cement Ltd, and Kalyani Steels Ltd emerged as the