The Stockholm Stock Exchange ended the week with a broad rise on Friday. The leading European stock exchanges also rose, while the New York stock exchanges began trading in positive territory.

At the close, the OMXS30 index was up 0.71 percent to 2,514.10. Shares worth around SEK 17.7 billion were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The best performance among the stock exchange's major industrial sectors was real estate with a gain of 2.49 percent. At the other end of the scale, energy was at the bottom with plus 0.31 percent.

Among the leading shares, which are included in the OMXS30 index, Astra Zeneca rose 3.4 percent while SKF was up 2.7 percent. Saab was the worst performer, down 1.4%, while Nordea was down 0.9%.

Private equity firm EQT is selling broadband provider Melita to Goldman Sachs Alternatives, a unit of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. No financial details are given. According to sources to Bloomberg News, who reported on the deal in advance, the transaction size is said to be EUR 750 million, equivalent to SEK 8.7 billion. EQT shares rose 2.6 percent.

The real estate company SBB sells two properties with nursing homes in Katrineholm and Flen. The sale provides a liquidity injection of SEK 672 million. The B share increased 1.9 percent.

Biotechnology company Bico divests Nanoscribe to Lab 14 for the equivalent of SEK 294 million. Bico reports next week on November 26. The share climbed 5.1 percent.

Crisis-hit credit management company Intrum is offering severance pay to the majority of its employees in Norway. This was reported by the Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, which learned that Intrum has offered severance pay to 400 of its 450 employees in Norway. The share fell 4.6 percent.

Outdoor clothing company Revolution Race initiates a share buyback of up to SEK 200 million. The share advanced 5.2 percent.

Kepler Chevreux raised its recommendation for engineering company SKF by two notches to buy, from reduce. The target price was raised from SEK 200 to 240. The share rose 2.7 percent.

Software company Enea signed a three-year support agreement in North America worth at least SEK 46.7 million. The share rose 1.9 percent.

Contract manufacturer Hanza received an order from a new customer in Germany worth EUR 1.4 million per year. The share climbed 3.8 percent.