Coal India shares down 2.5% on disappointing earnings

Coal India's scrip today lost as much as 2.5 per cent in morning trade after the company reported a decline of 11.4 per cent in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. The state-run firm's stock fell 2.48 per cent to Rs 263.20 on the BSE.       On the NSE, the scrip lost 2.44 per cent to Rs 263.30.       "Coal India's Q3 FY14 top-line was below our estimate, however, its bottom-line was slightly abov...