Coal India Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 286.4, up 1.83% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is down around 0.9% on the day, quoting at 19951.7. The Sensex is at 66938.96, down 0.97%. Coal India Ltd has gained around 24.47% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Coal India Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 4.12% in last one month and is currently quoting at 27536.2, up 0.06% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 129.28 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 149.28 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark September futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 287.05, up 1.79% on the day. Coal India Ltd is up 23.69% in last one year as compared to a 12.6% jump in NIFTY and a 0.89% jump in the Nifty Auto index.

The PE of the stock is 11.13 based on TTM earnings ending June 23.