Coal India Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 261.5, up 1.22% on the day as on 12:54 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.26% on the day, quoting at 11827.6. The Sensex is at 39541.97, up 0.27%. Coal India Ltd has gained around 7.13% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Coal India Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 0.01% in last one month and is currently quoting at 2942.65, up 0.79% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 21.47 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 69.35 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark June futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 261.05, up 0.99% on the day. Coal India Ltd is down 1.65% in last one year as compared to a 10.83% jump in NIFTY and a 11.25% jump in the Nifty Metal index.

The PE of the stock is 15.21 based on TTM earnings ending March 19.