P503ORACLE 503 Mon17 Feb C4 1712:52  STOCK      Mon Close    Takeover activity and gilts provided the main interest with Imperial now the subject of two bids and demand for Government stock prompting gains to <7p Imperial ended 29p higher at 320p after United Biscuits, down 11p, stole the limelight from the revised offer by Hanson Trust, down 3p at 143p. Among other leaders, profit-taking was the order of the day with Jaguar down 15p at 371p but news of a £5bn order lifted British Aerospace 15p. Amstrad also fell on profit-taking and Dalgety eased on poor interim figures. FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL ON PAGE 125