The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell on Tuesday in a trend that mirrored that of leading European stock exchanges. Dustin was the big news of the day, announcing a profit warning.

At the close, the OMXS30 index was down 0.66 percent to 2,495.80. Shares worth around SEK 14.8 billion were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

The best performance among the exchange's major industrial sectors was in consumer staples with a gain of 0.3 percent. At the other end of the scale, commodities were at the bottom with minus 2.2 percent.

Among the leading stocks, which are included in the OMXS30 index, Saab rose 1.9 percent while Ericsson was up 0.7 percent. Nibe was the worst performer, down 4.9%, while SCA was down 3.1%.

IT retailer Dustin reports that continued challenging market conditions and initial disruptions in the implementation of the common IT platform in Benelux have a negative impact on the financial results for the first quarter of 2024/2025. Group sales in the first quarter are expected to decrease by around 20%, compared to last year. At the same time, adjusted ebita is expected to be in the range of SEK 0-30 million. The share also hit a new all-time low after this morning's profit warning, closing 22 percent down.

Biotech company Bico reported lower sales in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, while operating losses increased. The stock fell 20.4 percent.

AAK, a producer of herbal specialty ingredients, raised its profitability target for 2030 in connection with Tuesday's capital markets day. The share rose 1.8 percent.

According to Dagens Industri, the mining company Boliden is looking to buy the crisis-hit Aldermyrberget wind farm. A cash offer worth EUR 55 million, equivalent to SEK 634 million, has been made. Boliden fell 1 percent.

The real estate company Platzer acquires the property Kungsfisken 7 (Mimo) in Mölndal from NCC Property Development. The deal is worth SEK 1,780 million net after deduction of deferred tax, which led Platzer to fall 1.1 percent, while NCC fell 1.1 percent.

Truck companies Traton and Volvo fell 3.6 and 0.8 percent respectively on the stock market after US President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. The Bank of Åland's head of equities tells Di that shares are falling because all major truck manufacturers in North America have large production in Mexico, except Volvo.

On the analysis front, Morgan Stanley has issued several new recommendations. The major US bank initiates coverage with an equal weight recommendation on SCA, which fell 3.1 percent. Surveillance is initiated on Holmen with a recommendation of underweight, which fell 2.5 percent.

It is also noted that Morgan Stanley lowers Nibe to underweight from equal weight with a target price of SEK 39. Nibe fell 4.9 percent.

Handelsbanken initiates coverage with a recommendation of buy in the short term, outperform in the long term for Momentum Group, which rose 7.8 percent.