New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Coal India's share price fell 3% in intraday deals on Friday, February 13, reaching a five-week low of Rs.408.10 apiece, as investors appeared disappointed with the company's performance in the December quarter.

Today's decline also contributed to a 5.30% fall this week and a 7% drop month-to-date.

The company, in a post-market-hours announcement on Thursday, reported a consolidated net profit of Rs.7,165 crore, lower than the Rs.8,491 crore reported in the same period last year.

The figure also came in lower than analysts' estimates of Rs.7,200 crore, impacted by weaker sales, higher operating costs, and weak realizations. Sequentially, the net profit improved by 68%, as the state-owned company had posted Rs.4,26...