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Monday News Headlines: Saddam Hussein to make historic speech at 8am GMT  (Take care, markets could react sharply)

The FTSE is expected to open lower following a big fall in U.S futures due to news of heavier than expected resistance and loss of life. Crude oil prices rise on the news from Iraq. Suspected chemical weapons secured in Nasjaf about 100 miles South of Baghdad. Hong Kong hospital chief is believed to have caught SARL the new killer pneumonia virus.

The Nikkei finished nearly 3% higher, its biggest gain this year.

Over 210 Japanese have now died after taking Astra Zenecas drug Irissa

Imperial Tobacco says trading is in line with expectations. Altria part of Philip Morris had a big court order go against it in the States on Friday so this may depress UK tobacco stocks.

Ebookers reporting sales rising but the Iraq war will have an effect on there sales & profits.

Oxford Glycoscience continuing talks with Cambridge Antibody.  Celltech said it had bought a 10.5 percent stake in its target in an attempt to block rivals.

Carphone Warehouse said it expected full-year pre-tax profit to be in line with analysts' forecasts and that it would pay its first dividend but would take 15 million pounds  in write downs.

LogicaCMG said it had signed a deal with Netherlands-based mobile operator KPN Mobile , a unit of KPN, to deliver picture messaging services.

Securicor saying it will make a special 12.5p dividend after saying it had agreed to sell its 50 percent interest in its distribution joint venture to Deutsche Post for 247 million euros

Cable & Wireless,  Kelda , Provident Financial and Foreign and Colonial are all promoted to the FTSE 100 . They replace British Airways, Rolls-Royce, RSA and Invensys .