Latest News | BIZ-STOCKS-COAL INDIA LTD Coal India Shares Gain 3 Pc as Output Grows in August
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Shares of Coal India on Wednesday gained 3 per cent after the company registered a 7.1 per cent growth in coal output in August compared to the year-ago period.
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Shares of Coal India on Wednesday gained 3 per cent after the company registered a 7.1 per cent growth in coal output in August compared to the year-ago period.
The stock rose 2.95 per cent to Rs 137.45 on the BSE.
On the NSE, it went advanced 3 per cent to Rs 137.50.
Coal India on Tuesday said it has registered a 7.1 per cent growth in coal output at 37.17 million tonnes (MT) in August compared to the year-ago period.
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The company said that coal off-take increased 9.3 per cent last month compared to the same period a year ago.
For the first time in the ongoing fiscal, Coal India has recorded growth in both production and off-take.
Coal production rose by 2.47 MT to 37.17 MT in August. The growth was 7.1 per cent compared to the year-ago period, it said.
"The growth slowdown is contained and going forward in the ensuing months of the fiscal, we endeavour to maintain our production and off-take tempo," a senior company official said.
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