The stock opened strong at ₹226.00 Thursday morning on BSE, then gained further to hit a 52-week high of ₹226.10, reflecting a rise of 2.84 per cent over its previous closing price after its June quarter profit almost tripled to ₹8,832.86 crore.
On the NSE, the stock climbed 3.16 per cent to a 52-week high of ₹226.80.
State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) on Wednesday had posted a 178.65% rise in its consolidated net profit at ₹8,832.86 crore for the April-June quarter (Q1FY23).
The mining giant had posted a net profit of ₹3,169.86 crore in the year-ago period, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a BSE filing.
Its revenue from operations during the April-June period increased to ₹35,092.17 crore from ₹25,282.75 crore a year ago, registering a hike of 38.8%.
The company's net sales in the first quarter rose to ₹32,497.9 crore from ₹23,293.65 crore earlier showing a growth of 39.5%.
Its output in the April-June period rose to 159.75 million tonnes (MT) from 123.98 MT in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
