Updates, advisories and surprises

LONDON:UK:RBS) (2:31 AM ET) MADRID (MarketWatch) -- German chemical group BASF AG (FRANKFURT:DE:BAS) Alcatel-Lucent narrows loss, reaffirms outlook (2:02 AM ET) MADRID (MarketWatch) -- French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE:ALU...