Among the most traded stocks in the OMXS30 index, the defense group Saab and the medical technology company Getinge are rising by 1.1 and 1.0 percent, respectively.
It has been upward on leading exchanges in Asia during the night's trading and Wall Street ended Tuesday upward.
Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank Federal Reserve (Fed), was in a congressional hearing on Tuesday and confirmed previous statements that the effects of the Trump administration's tariffs on the economy must become clear before it becomes relevant to lower the interest rate. But he also said that if inflation falls and the labor market weakens, it may become relevant to lower - which fueled expectations of an interest rate cut.
The dollar continues to be pressed downward and American market interest rates are falling slightly. A dollar now costs 9.53 kronor.
On Tuesday, the Stockholm stock exchange's OMX index rose by 1.1 percent since the risk appetite increased in the wake of the fragile ceasefire announced between Israel and Iran. With Wednesday's rise, the stock exchange is now at minus 1.4 percent since the turn of the year.
World market prices for gold and oil fell sharply on Tuesday, but have moved more sideways during the night's trading.
