India's coal import rose by 7.8% to 140.60 million tonne in the April-September period of the ongoing financial year.

• The country's coal import was 130.34 MT in the year-ago period, according to data compiled by B2B e-commerce company mjunction services ltd.
• Overall, coal import demand is likely to remain modest due to the healthy stock position and high volumes being offered through spot e-auctions in the domestic market, mjunction MD and CEO Vinaya Varma said.
• Coal import in September dropped by 10.09% to 19.42 MT from 21.60 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal.