BELL RESOURCES BOOSTS STAKE IN BHP
<Bell Resources Ltd> said it has executed
an underwriting agreement with <Equiticorp Tasman Ltd> to
acquire 57.6 mln ordinary shares in The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd
<BRKN.S> for 540 mln dlrs.
    Bell said in a statement that it now holds 29.93 pct of
BHP's 1.2 billion shares.
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