INVESTMENT FIRM UPS FRANCE FUND <FRN> STAKE VBI Corp, a British West Indies investment firm, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it raised its stake in France Fund Inc to 1,075,700 shares, or 14.3 pct of the total, from 896,500 shares, or 11.9 pct. VBI said it bought 179,200 France Fund common shares between April 24 and June 2 at prices ranging from 13.000 to 14.125 dlrs a share.