Among the most traded shares in the OMXS30 index, the mining group Boliden rises by 1.9 percent and the Wallenberg sphere's venture capital company EQT by 1.4 percent.
Expectations that the US central bank Federal Reserve (Fed) will lower the interest rate next week were strengthened by Thursday's American inflation figures for August and received an extra boost from unexpectedly weak weekly figures from the US labor market.
The interest rates on American government bonds with a ten-year term are hovering at just over 4 percent – the lowest levels since the Trump administration's tariff shock in April.
Wall Street ended Thursday's trading with a significant step up and leading exchanges in Asia have taken over the baton during the night's trading and are rising across the board. On the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Alibaba is rising by over 7 percent after announcements of new major AI investments.
The Stockholm Stock Exchange closed at a plus of 0.2 percent on Thursday and has risen by 3.2 percent since the turn of the year with Friday's increase.
The krona strengthened on Thursday and is hovering in early Friday trading at 9.31 kronor per dollar and 10.93 kronor per euro.
