March 13 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase JPM.N holds a 5.36% stake in Australia's mining conglomerate Rio Tinto RIO.AX for the bank's clients, an exchange filing to the local bourse showed on Thursday.
Last week, the Anglo-Australian mining giant completed its $6.7 billion acquisition of the U.S.-based Arcadium Lithium LTM.AX, as it looks to diversify away from iron ore towards critical minerals and battery metals such as lithium.
Rio on Wednesday said it will raise $9 billion in U.S. investment-grade bonds as it seeks to fund the Arcadium buyout.