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Nova Chemicals

04:00 PM EST - Nova Chemicals : posted a loss of US$214 million in the fourth quarter as it reduced its debt by $290 million.The loss for the period ended Dec. 30 was worth $2.56 per share, compared with a profit of $126 million, or $1.51 a share, a year earlier. Revenue slipped to US$1.2 billion from $1.8 billion. However, the company said that falling crude oil prices affected the sales prices of its finished products. shares T.NCX are trading down $0.70 at $3.79.