Associated Press Coal companies shares up at noon

Shares of some top coal companies were up at the close of trading:
Arch Coal rose $1.06 or 7.4 percent, to $15.47.
Consol Energy rose $2.30 or 8.0 percent, to $31.05.
Massey Energy rose $1.11 or 9.8 percent, to $12.48.
Peabody Energy rose $2.07 or 7.7 percent, to $28.88.