P503ORACLE 503 Mon 2 Dec C4 1702:43  STOCK  W    Mon Close    Despite a record £1,860m bid and a separate £1,300m merger, profit-taking was the order of the day and shares in almost every sector fell sharply. Worst affected were stores where BHS lost 16p and Marks and Spencer fell 4p. Many other recent high-flyers saw falls into douale figures. The bid situations saw Ar'yll end 3p up but UB and Imperial go lower. Yarrow, though, added 15p on hearing Weir terms The trouales in Singapore saw Harrisons lose 15p while profits news took 8p from Polly Peck. Gilts ended 25p better FINANCIAL ADVERTISERS PAGE 572