Coal India Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 247.6, up 4.52% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.36% on the day, quoting at 19505.65. The Sensex is at 65554.17, up 0.26%. Coal India Ltd has gained around 6.29% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Auto index of which Coal India Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 1.3% in last one month and is currently quoting at 26332.9, up 1.05% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 187.8 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 80.93 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark September futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 247.8, up 3.86% on the day. Coal India Ltd is up 6.91% in last one year as compared to a 10.41% jump in NIFTY and a 3.35% jump in the Nifty Auto index.

The PE of the stock is 9.38 based on TTM earnings ending June 23.