Machinery manufacturer Epiroc is among the winners among the heavyweights in the OMXS30 index with a price increase of 2 percent after Bank of America analysts raised their recommendation.
Information about a possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon - conditional on Iran-backed Hezbollah ceasing attacks on Israel - has lowered the price of North Sea oil (Brent) by 0.6 percent to just over $97 per barrel.
Wall Street closed sharply lower on Wednesday as new indicators point to increased price pressure in the US due to the Middle East conflict.
The Stockholm Stock Exchange's OMXS index fell 0.5 percent on Wednesday and has risen 4.3 percent since the turn of the year.
