UNILEVER TAKEOVER BID FOR RICH-VICKS SENDS STOCK UP 8 POINTS; INDEX MOVES DOWN

Univlever's interest pushed Rich-Vicks up for the second week in a row (plus 8 to 48). The issue's nearly 12 point rise during the last 10 trading days has increased the company's market value by more than 30%. Rich-Vicks was one of the few exceptions to the overall downward trend that stocks listed on the "F-D-C" Index exhibited for the week ended Sept. 13. The Composite continued to fall at a more rapid pace than the Dow Jones average, which closed at 1307.68, down roughly 28 points for the week. Pharmaceutical stocks were hit particularly hard, with only one issue out of 17, Rorer (up 5/8 to 39-1/4), showing any upward movement. Multi-point losers included Upjohn (down 3-3/4 to 105), Schering-Plough (down 31/8 to 45-5/8) and Merck (down 2-1/4 to 11-1/4). Chart omitted.