By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Peabody Energy Corp. BTU +2.15% rose 3.3% and Consol Energy Inc. CNX +1.88% moved up by 2.6% as energy stocks snapped back from losses in the previous session. Alpha Natural Resoruces ANR -0.50% rose 1%. The Energy Select SPDR Fund XLE +0.36% , which tracks energy stocks in the S&P 500, rose 0.4%. On Monday, coal stocks sold off sharply just ahead of a bankruptcy filing from Patriot Coal.
