Latest News | Coal India Shares Climb over 4 Pc After March Quarter Earnings

New Delhi, May 3 (PTI) Shares of Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Friday climbed over 4 per cent after the company reported a 26.2 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the March quarter.

The stock jumped 4.15 per cent to Rs 472.10 on the BSE.

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At the NSE, it rallied 3.97 per cent to Rs 471.95.

Coal behemoth CIL on Thursday reported a 26.2 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,682.20 crore for the March quarter on the back higher supplies of the dry fuel.

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The company's consolidated net profit stood at Rs 6,875.07 crore in the year-ago period, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a regulatory filing.

Its consolidated income in the latest January-March period declined to Rs 39,654.50 crore from Rs 40,371.51 crore a year ago.

The company's PAT for the entire 2023-24 fiscal touched Rs 37,369 crore, logging a 17.8 per cent year-on-year growth.

CIL accounts for over 80 per cent of the country's domestic coal production.

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