P505ORACLE 505 Mon 3 Mar C4 1712:58      Monday    Dow Jones index: 17.00 1701.83 -7.21 20.00 19.00 Close The market trimmed initial sharp falls but remained slightly lower, the NYSE Index losing 0.44 to 130.30 and the price of an average share easing 14c. Declines led advances 764-617 among the 1,830 issues crossing the tape. Big board volume was 49.19m (73.60m).  US January construction spending rose 0.9% after a revised 2.6% December gain  City headlines 500 LOOKING FOR A JOB? RECRUITMENT 498