P508ORACLE 508 Mon10 Feb C4 1703:14   THE      Mon 16.00    £ Index 74.1 (-0.1) Fri close 74.4 £1 = $1.4045 (+23 points) £1 = $1.4022 Rates are little changed from opening positions with markets nervously waiting for a new lead from across the Atlantic. Sterling is improved in terms of the US currency but is pegged down against the mark on light continental selling. Dealers said the dollar was lower in line with Far Eastern markets where a lack of demand for the US currency became more pronounced over the weekend  City headlines 500 BARGAIN TRAVEL BRITISH RAIL *** 125