Alcoa (AA) Gains Sharply as Cramer Highlights as Precision Castparts-Sympathy Play

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is solidly higher Monday after Jim Cramer highlighted the stock as a play on Warren Buffett's acquisition of Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP).

"$AA looks more like $PCP than any of the stocks being taken up today," Cramer said on Twitter.

Shares of AA are up 5.6% mid-day to $9.94 on strong volume.

$AA looks more like $PCP than any of the stocks being taken up today https://t.co/O5bieNApck

— Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) August 10, 2015

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