Among Stockholm stocks, gains were broad-based. The defense group Saab rose the most among the OMXS30 stocks, up 2.3 percent.
The worst performer was clothing giant H&M, which fell 0.3 percent.
In the fixed income market - where pricing gives a slightly higher than 90 percent probability of a hike in the US policy rate tonight - long-term interest rates are trending slightly downward.
However, long-term interest rates had been pushed up to their highest levels since the financial crisis in large parts of the Western world before Wednesday - which has dampened risk appetite globally.
The leading European stock exchanges also rose, but not as much as Stockholm.
The price of North Sea oil (Brent) is falling to around $105 per barrel.
