Coal India Ltd is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 226.35, up 1.21% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.31% on the day, quoting at 17776.8. The Sensex is at 60285.67, up 0.21%. Coal India Ltd has added around 2.51% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Coal India Ltd is a constituent, has added around 3.25% in last one month and is currently quoting at 23297.2, down 0.01% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 30.89 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 63.65 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark April futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 226.6, up 0.91% on the day. Coal India Ltd is up 21.3% in last one year as compared to a 1.72% gain in NIFTY and a 17.38% gain in the Nifty Auto index.

The PE of the stock is 8.91 based on TTM earnings ending December 22.