	hong kong firm ups wrather wco stake to pct industrial equity pacific ltd a hong kong investment firm said it raised its stake in wrather corp to shares or pct of the total outstanding common stock from shares or pct in a filing with the securities and exchange commission industrial equity which is principally owned by brierley investments ltd a publicly held new zealand company said it bought wrather common shares between feb and for mln dlrs when it first disclosed its stake in wrather earlier this month it said it bought the stock for investment purposes reuter 
