Associated Press Coal companies shares up at noon

Shares of some top coal companies were up at the close of trading:
Arch Coal rose $.18 or 1.3 percent, to $13.98.
Consol Energy rose $.29 or 1.0 percent, to $28.44.
Massey Energy rose $.15 or 1.4 percent, to $10.72.
Peabody Energy rose $.56 or 2.1 percent, to $27.03.