	bell group confirms standard chartered stake the bell group ltd blla s said it now holds pct of the issued capital of standard chartered plc stch l after uiring further shares the one sentence statement from bell s headquarters confirmed what its brokers warburg securities told reuters in london yesterday bell previously held pct of standard bell chairman robert holmes a court who is also a director of standard was not available for comment on his company s intentions in boosting its holding and other company officials contacted here by reuters declined to comment reuter 
