Associated Press Coal companies shares up at noon

NEW YORK (AP) --

Shares of some top coal companies are up at noon:
Arch Coal rose $.84 or 6.6 percent, to $13.50.
Consol Energy rose $3.02 or 12.8 percent, to $26.59.
Massey Energy rose $1.16 or 11.3 percent, to $11.41.
Peabody Energy rose $1.82 or 8.4 percent, to $23.46.