PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Alcoa Corp. (AA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4 million in its fourth quarter.

The Pittsburgh-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 26 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 15 cents per share.

The bauxite, alumina and aluminum products company posted revenue of $2.39 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.35 billion.

For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $170 million, or 91 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $9.29 billion.

Alcoa shares have decreased almost 1% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased almost 3%. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $22.84, a climb of 33% in the last 12 months.

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