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 113.22p oints or 0.18 per cent. By 9.15 am, the index further strengthened by 62,800.96 signifying a gain of 299.27 points or 0.48 per cent.  

On the sectoral front, in the pre-opening session, metals rose by 0.26 per cent, power gained 0.22 and auto surged by 0.66 per cent.           

Meanwhile, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, Maharashtra Seamless Ltd and Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd emerged as the Top Gainers of BSE in the pre-opening session today.     

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, an S&P BSE company, surged 10.00 per cent to trade at Rs 1209.85 apiece. The stock zoomed as the ICICI Bank decided to increase the stakes in the company by 4 per cent to over 50 per cent before September.

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Maharashtra Seamless Ltd rallied 5.82 per cent to trade at Rs 462.45 apiece. The company posted excellent financial performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2023

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd, an S&P BSE company, climbed 4.38 per cent to trade at Rs 68.94 apiece. The company posted robust quarterly performance with 57.61 per cent rise in sales, while the net profit jumped 279.26 per cent for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.