Ball Corp falls after swinging to third-quarter loss

By Reuters News

** Shares of Ball Corp BALL.N slips ~2% to $66.54 premarket

** The aluminum packaging maker swings to Q3 loss after $475 mln non-cash pension settlement charge

** Posts Q3 net loss of $94 mln, or 36 cents/share, compared with year-ago net income of $321 mln, or $1.18/share

** Beats Q3 net sales, adj profit est on strong demand for beverage cans, higher shipments, favorable pricing

** Up to last close, BALL up about 29% YTD

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