Truck manufacturer Volvo, heat pump company Nibe and industrial conglomerate Sandvik all rose over 3 percent. Sandvik reported a quarterly report for the third quarter in the morning with an unexpectedly strong order intake.
But the best in the large-cap index OMXS30 was Saab, up 3.9 percent, after the defense group received an order to extend the life of an artillery radar system in Spain, an order worth 540 million kronor.
At the same time, the market breathed a sigh of relief as US President Donald Trump has again toned down the tariff rhetoric against China ahead of what is expected to be a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping at the end of October.
Leading Asian stock exchanges rose during night trading as Wall Street also closed clearly upwards on Friday. It was also upwards on the leading European stock exchanges, where the Frankfurt index performed best, up almost 2 percent.
The gold price – a haven in times of unrest for investors – was still near historically high levels at a price of 4,348 dollars per ounce (31.1 grams).
And the krona strengthened a few öre against both the dollar and the euro. One dollar cost 9.41 kronor at the close of trading, while one euro was traded at 10.97 kronor.
The world market price of crude oil hovered around 61 dollars per barrel, the lowest level since this year's bottom notes in May.
