P505ORACLE 505 Mon27 Jan C4 1713:21      Monday    Dow Jones Index: 17.00 1536.80 +6.87 20.00 19.00 Close The market headed higher in active early trading with strong gains for transportation issues which push the sector index beyond Friday's recgrd. In the broader market, the NYSE index was up 0.29 to 119.61 and the price of an average share 8 cents better. Among the 1,770 issues crossing the tape declines were ahead of advances by a 790-516 margin in the first hour.  City headlines 500 LOOKING FOR A JOB? RECRUITMENT 498