Shares of state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) soared by over 11% in early trade on the BSE today as investors cheered its move to hike prices of its produce by about 15% on average.
CIL had effected the price hike with the goal of achieving some parity between domestic and international prices.
Buoyed by the development, shares of CIL jumped by 11.15% to touch a one-month high of Rs 324.45 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
In a similar manner, the scrip witnessed a 11.01% surge to Rs 324.90 on the National Stock Exchange.
The price hike will help CIL partially mitigate its rising operating costs, including a huge outgo toward salaries for around 3.85 lakh employees.
Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 115.47 points higher at 17,816.38 at 0952 hours today.
