P508ORACLE 508 Mon24 Feb C4 1703:00   THE      Mon 16.00    £ Index 74.9 (+0.4) Fri close 74.5 £1 = $1.4612 (+1.61 cents) £1 = $1.4451 The pound staged a recovery against a soft dollar, though its value in D-mark terms is little changed. Dealers say trading is quiet with no real new factors entering the market. Attention is now switching to the dollar/D-mark relationship, with less interest being shown in the yen. The Saudi decision to stop a full-scale collapse in oil prices has boosted crude prices and helped support sterling in the process. BARGAIN TRAVEL BRITISH RAIL *** 125