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GOOD NEWS FOR ALCOA AHEAD OF RESULTS
Aluminum prices shot above the March records amid indications of a cut-back in some supply out of China, sending shares of some basic materials names sharply higher Monday. Alcoa (AA) added 4% in early trading, as investors handicapped what impact those surging prices will have on the aluminum company’s [...]

US & WORLD MARKETS
Tokyo Poised to Close Higher After Tankan Report
Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan survey of business sentiment came in slightly stronger than expected.
Front-month crude-oil futures rose as much as 23 cents to $140.23 in electronic trading in Tokyo
Japanese trading houses, which invest heavily in crude oil and mining operations, were on the advance, [...]