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In a continuous endeavour to improve the quality of domestic coal supply, Coal India (CIL) is progressively stepping up coal despatches through silo based mechanized loading system, integrated with Auto Mechanical Samplers. This technology-driven process ensures greater consistency in coal quality, circumventing human interference, while significantly reducing quality-related concerns of consumers.
To ensure an impartial, transparent, and credible determination of coal quality, as stipulated under the provisions of the Fuel Supply Agreement, CIL facilitates sampling and testing through independent Third Party Sampling Agencies (TPSAs). Currently, 11 TPSAs are on board empaneled by Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFCL) to carry out sampling and analysis at coal loading points of CIL's subsidiary companies. Coal consumers have the flexibility to select a TPSA of their choice from the PFCL-empaneled agencies for quality assessment.
Till December FY 2026, CIL has despatched about 375 Million Tonnes (MTs) of coal through rail mode which was sampled by TPSAs. Of this, half of the despatches were made through silos where the installed auto mechanical samplers ensured high standards of coal quality process control. CIL is aiming to increase this quantity to around 80% in the current fiscal. In a bid to achieve this steep target the commissioning of new first mile connectivity projects and loading through silos is rigorously followed.
Based on coal quality sampling analysis provided by TPSAs and referee labs, CIL's overall grade conformity has risen to 85% till December of the ongoing fiscal year. The same was 82% year ago same period. The increased silo loading efforts by CIL are going to further scale up the conformity.
CIL has also taken steps to introduce online analysis at two of its subsidiaries to obtain real time quality assessment results. The move is aimed at further promoting the use of technology and transparency in the sampling.
Notwithstanding these measures, by nature, Indian coal is so highly heterogeneous that, coal even within the same seam displays different grades. Owing to this, very seldom does the gross calorific value matches for two samples taken from different locations of the same rake. However, the use of technology for quality assessment has become a major focus area for CIL.
Coal India announced that Bharat Coking Coal, pursuant to its IPO, has sold 465,700,000 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 23 per share which were offered for sale by the Company. Bharat Coking Coal has been listed on BSE and National Stock Exchange of India effective 19 January 2026.
As a result of the above, the Company's shareholding in Bharat Coking Coal stands reduced from 100% to 90% (i.e., from 4,657,000,000 equity shares to 4,191,300,000 equity shares) of the issued and paid-up equity share capital of Bharat Coking Coal.
Consequent to the above, Bharat Coking Coal ceases to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. However, it continues to remain a subsidiary of the Company.
In a first, effective 1 January 2026, Coal India (CIL) has permitted coal consumers located in the neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, who wish to import coal from India, to directly participate in the Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) auctions conducted by the company.
CIL's Board has cleared the decks recently for this move, tweaking the scheme's mechanism in the SWMA auction.
“Opening SWMA e-auctions to foreign buyers reflects CIL's calibrated approach to market expansion while fully safeguarding domestic coal requirements. This step enhances transparency, competition and global market integration” said a senior company official.
Under the revised framework, foreign buyers can participate alongside domestic buyers in SWMA auction. Earlier, access to CIL's coal by coal consumers across the borders was only through domestic coal traders who were allowed to buy and sell coal without any end use restrictions.
All operational and procedural modalities have been incorporated in the updated Scheme. Key provisions for foreign buyers include one-time registration, participation through digital bidding, advance electronic payments and export through notified logistics channels.
Payment process would be transparent as per Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) rules. While buyers from Nepal can make the payments in INR as well as US Dollar, buyers from the other two countries are required to affect their payment in US Dollars, valuation of which would be on INR.
Earlier, CIL had dialogues with the prospective coal consumers from abroad to categorize the enabling clauses and gauge their need of coal.
Under the revised framework, foreign buyers are permitted to take part in SWMA auctions alongside domestic consumers. Earlier, coal consumers from across the border could access Coal India’s coal only through domestic traders, who were allowed to buy and sell coal without any end-use restrictions.
Payment process would be transparent as per Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) rules. While buyers from Nepal can make the payments in rupees as well as US Dollar, buyers from the other two countries are required to affect their payment in US Dollars, valuation of which would be on rupees.
“Opening SWMA e-auctions to foreign buyers reflects CIL’s calibrated approach to market expansion while fully safeguarding domestic coal requirements. This step enhances transparency, competition and global market integration” said a senior company official.
Coal India is mainly engaged in mining and production of Coal and also operates Coal washeries. The major consumers of the company are power and steel sectors. Consumers from other sectors include cement, fertilizers, brick kilns.
The company’s consolidated net profit tanked 30.32% to Rs 4,354.24 crore on a 1.10% fall in total income to Rs 32,327.16 crore in Q2 FY26, compared with Q2 FY25.
Coal India Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 421.7, up 5.31% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.55% on the day, quoting at 26289.4. The Sensex is at 85636.03, up 0.53%. Coal India Ltd has gained around 12.38% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Coal India Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 2.78% in last one month and is currently quoting at 35507.65, up 1.62% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 169.41 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 51.22 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 425.1, up 5.64% on the day. Coal India Ltd is up 7.13% in last one year as compared to a 9.52% jump in NIFTY and a 0.52% jump in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 11.61 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.
Barring FMCG all the sectoral indices on the NSE were ended in green with Realty, PSU bank and metal shares lead the gains.
As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 573.41 points or 0.67% to 85,762.01. The Nifty 50 index climbed 182 points or 0.70% to 26,328.55.
The Nifty hit a fresh record high of 26,340, and the Bank Nifty climbed to an all-time high of 60,203.75 in late trade.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index jumped 0.97% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 0.79%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,780 shares rose and 1,444 shares fell. A total of 147 shares were unchanged.
Economy:
The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a single-figure indicator of sector performance – fell from 56.6 in November to 55.0 in December, signalling the weakest improvement in the health of the sector in two years. Amid a general lack of pressure on operating capacities, there was only a marginal increase in factory employment during December.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Realty index jumped 1.52% to 898.80. The index rallied 3.33% for the third consecutive trading session.
Anant Raj (up 5.71%), Godrej Properties (up 2.64%), Oberoi Realty (up 2.01%), Sobha (up 1.9%), Phoenix Mills (up 1.64%), Lodha Developers (up 1.2%), DLF (up 0.98%), Prestige Estates Projects (up 0.92%) advanced.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Coal India rallied 6.88% after the company announced that foreign coal consumers can now directly participate in its e-auction platform. In a regulatory filing, Coal India said it has permitted coal consumers located in the neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, who wish to import coal from India, to directly participate in the Single Window Mode Agnostic (SWMA) auctions conducted by the company, effective 1 January 2026.
Maruti Suzuki India rose 1.47% after the company’s total production rose 34.43% to 211,939 units in December 2025 as against 157,654 units recorded in December 2024.
Avantel added 0.73%. The company has received a manufacturing order worth Rs 1.76 crore from Bharat Electronics (BEL).
Olectra Greentech jumped 4.05% after the company announced the start of commercial operations at its greenfield EV manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. The Phase-I unit has a per-shift annual production capacity of 2,500 electric buses. This represents 50% of the planned per-shift capacity of 5,000 buses per year.
Sambhv Steel Tubes rose 1.70% after the company reported its highest-ever quarterly sales volume of value-added products in Q3 FY26, led by strong performance across segments.
Remsons Industries rallied 4.68% after the company has secured a Rs 60-crore order from a leading domestic commercial vehicle (CV) OEM. The contract is for the supply of gear shifters with push-pull cables, with supplies set to begin from Q1 FY27. The order will be executed over a 60-month period, the company said.
Punjab & Sind Bank jumped 5.01% after the bank's gross advances increased by 15.25% to Rs 110,488 crore as of 31 December 2025, as against Rs 95,870 crore as of 31 December 2024.
South Indian Bank advanced 1.74% after the private lender said that its gross advances jumped 11.27% to Rs 96,765 crore as of 31 December 2025 as against Rs 86,966 crore as of 31 December 2024.
Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) declined 1.82%. The company has recorded 6.6% year-on-year (YoY) growth in total monthly sales, clocking sales of 58,702 units in December 2025.
Global Markets:
European markets advanced on Friday, starting the first trading day of the year on a positive note.
Asian markets ended higher to start the new year, with Hong Kong and South Korea leading the gains. South Korea’s Kospi index hit a new record on Friday, lifting investor sentiment across the region.
Some Asian markets were still closed for the holidays, including Japan and mainland China.
Meanwhile, Singapore’s economy expanded 5.7% year-on-year for the fourth quarter, driven mainly by strong manufacturing growth in the three months through December. The latest reading is faster than the revised 4.3% growth in the previous quarter.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in his New Year message that the country had clocked a stronger-than-expected 4.8% expansion for the full year of 2025.
U.S. stock futures were looking up in early Asian hours, with S&P futures up by 0.15% and Nasdaq-100 futures climbing 0.12%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.16% higher.
On Wednesday stateside, the S&P 500 dipped 0.74%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.76% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.63%.
In the cash market, The Nifty 50 index surged 182 points or 0.70% to 26,328.55.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, was up 2.88% to 9.45.
ITC, Coal India and HDFC Bank were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The January 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 27 January 2026.
Solar Industries India has bagged an additional order aggregating to Rs 1,746 crore from Coal India for and on behalf of its subsidiaries for the supply of bulk explosives, to be delivered over a period of two years.
Earlier, the company had received an order aggregating to Rs 483 crore received from Southeastern Coalfields (SECL), subsidiary company of Coal India on 08 October 2025.
Consequent to the receipt of additional order of Rs 1,746 crore the total order value from Coal India stands at Rs 2,229 crore.