P523ORACLE 523 Mon 3 Feb C4 1713:10   OIL WORRIES SEND  POUND INTO SLIDE The pound was marked down more than two cents today as an OPEC oil committee met in Vienna to discuss a possible increase in the cartel's output. US oil prices fell more than a dollar a barrel in early trade amid talk of OPEC output going from the current 16m bpd ceiling to up to 20m bpd. The Vienna talks are likely to last at least until tomorrow and one official said that whatever figure emerged might not immediately be made public. Hopes of a pact with non-OPEC countries look forlorn. £ latest ─ p508  ** HOLIDAYS GALORE!! * 580