On the large company list OMXS30, Saab is found at the top, rising 1.5 percent. Nordea falls nearly 2 percent after the share has been sold by Barclays.
Last night, several of the US stock exchanges closed around zero. The technology-heavy Nasdaq, however, continued down by just over half a percent. Also during the night's Asian trade, it was relatively calm.
The oil price has risen somewhat in recent days. A barrel of North Sea oil (brent) costs in the morning just over 67 dollars.
On the cautious financial markets, the eyes are directed towards the American central bank chief Jerome Powell's speech at the meeting in Jackson Hole on Friday and a possible statement about the direction of the interest rate ahead.
