<div>Coal India's operating profit may beat consensus estimates when the miner reports January-March results later in the day, Thomson Reuters StarMine's SmartEstimates shows.<br /><br />StarMine's SmartEstimates, which places a greater emphasis on forecasts by top-rated analysts, expects Coal India to report an operating profit of Rs 6373 crore ($1.08 billion) in the quarter, compared with a consensus mean estimate of Rs 5908 crore.<br /><br />Coal Indian shares are down 0.55 per cent as of 10:32 a.m on 29 May.<br /><br />(Reuters) </div>
