Rio Tinto shares rise 4 pct after China stake

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Shares in Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) rose over 4 percent on Monday, their first trading in Australia since China teamed up with U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa (AA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to buy a $14 billion stake.

Chinalco and Alcoa said they had bought a 12 percent stake in Rio's London-listed shares giving them a holding of over 9 percent, including Rio's Australian-listed shares. (Reporting by Jonathan Standing)