Copper futures fell in Shanghai on the first trading day after a national holiday on signs Chinese buyers are holding back amid ample local supplies and high world prices.
China Life Insurance Co, the nation's largest insurer, fell in Shanghai trading after the company reported a drop in first-quarter profit as a declining domestic stock market hurt investment returns.
Rice advanced above $25 for the first time as Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Sam's Club warehouse unit restricted purchases of some types of rice in the United States.
Ford Motor Co, the world's third-largest automaker, reported an unexpected first-quarter profit of $100 million as reduced North American expenses made up for falling US sales.
Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's largest automaker, reported a less-than-estimated increase in first-quarter profit after a loss from derivatives linked to currency hedging eroded gains from higher car sales.
Motorola Inc posted a wider first-quarter loss yesterday, hurt by a lack of new mobile phones to compete with Apple Inc and Nokia Oyj.
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