The Stockholm Stock Exchange ended the New Year week with rising prices - OMXS30 +0.1
At the close, the OMXS30 index was up 0.10 percent to 2,511.42. Shares worth around SEK 11.9 billion were traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
The best performance among the stock exchange's major industrial sectors was in finance with a rise of 0.6 percent. At the other end of the scale, technology was at the bottom with minus 1.1 percent.
Among the leading stocks, which are included in the OMXS30 index, SBB B rose 4.1 percent while Swedbank was up 2.1 percent. Index-heavy stocks such as bank shares performed strongly. Swedbank was up 2.1 percent, Nordea 0.3 percent, SEB 1.0 percent and Handelsbanken 1.1 percent.
Electrolux was the worst performer, down 2.7%, while SKF was down 1.4%.
Credit management company Intrum was given observation status, Nasdaq Stockholm announced on Thursday evening. The announcement comes in the wake of Intrum's announcement in mid-November that the company had filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 in the United States. The share fell 2.8 percent.
Engineering company Sandvik has acquired the assets of Fastech, a US-based reseller of CAM solutions in the Mastercam network. The parties did not disclose the purchase price. The share dropped 0.6 percent.
Packaging company Billerud rose 1 percent. Handelsbanken has taken a slightly more positive approach to 2026 and has raised its adjusted ebit forecast by 7 percent. The bank is higher than consensus. Handelsbanken reiterated its recommendations of "hold" in the short term and "outperform" in the long term.
E-commerce company Boozt gained 4 percent after Thursday's earnings update. Kepler Cheuvreux commented that the preliminary full-year results were slightly below the company's guidance but close to expectations. Kepler Cheuvreux reiterated its buy recommendation. Affärsvärlden reiterated its neutral advice.
Swiss PSquared Asset Management is a new major investor in the cybersecurity company Yubico with a position corresponding to 0.52 percent of the capital. The short position in the stock is now at a record high of 5.25 percent. The share fell 9.3 percent.
Steel company SSAB was down 0.9 percent. In the sector, Finnish Outokumpu fell 1.3 percent after BNP Paribas Exane lowered its recommendation to underperform (neutral). On Wall Street, US Steel was pressured by Biden finally stopping the takeover of Nippon Steel.
On the analysis front, Handelsbanken lowered its recommendation on Millicom to hold (buy). The share lost 0.4 percent.
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