Cheerful start to the stock
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Cheerful start to the stock market week as Stockholm exchange closes 0.4 percent higher

The Stockholm Stock Exchange started the trading week on an upward note, closing 0.4 percent higher. Market gains were also visible on other European stock exchanges.

Wallenberg's venture capital company EQT was among the index's biggest winners, up 4.5 percent. Tele2 was also in the green, up 3.1 percent. Losers included clothing chain H&M and construction company Skanska, down 2.6 and 3.4 percent, respectively.

The leading European stock exchanges also closed in the red.

Wall Street started the week with futures trading pointing downward, a trend that later reversed as the tech sector took the lead.

The OMXS index has risen 4.9 percent since the beginning of the year.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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