西德意志银行成戴-克最大股东

　　WestLB, the publicly owned German regional bank, drewfurtherscrutiny of its trading activities yesterday after it saidit hadbecome the biggest shareholder in DaimlerChrysler, with a 14percent stake in the carmaker worth $12bn.

　　The sudden disclosure threw markets into confusion asinvestorswondered whether WestLB was the front for a newshareholder and howit could affect Daimlers possible sale of theloss-making Chryslerdivision.

　　西德意志银行昨日对其交易活动展开进一步审查。

该行此前表示，其已成为汽车制造商戴姆勒-克莱斯勒的最大股东，持有其14%的股份，价值约合120亿美元。这个消息也使市场陷入混乱之中，投资者想知道该银行是否是某家新股东的代言人，并想知道此事对戴姆勒可能出售旗下亏损的克莱斯勒子公司一事将有何影响。

　　作者：董莉