Abstract Box: Stocks miscellaneous at the forefront of Slovakia vote
Markets blocked.ALCOAS AFTER-MARKET SLUMP: Aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. plunged 5.6 percent inside after-hours trading afterward it reported profit to fell from the preceding quarter, suggesting demand from Europe has slowed.CALM WATERS: The Dow bobbed up and down the whole time the generation. The symbol traded inside a range of single 82 points, the narrowest since July 20.