The movements were small even on leading European stock exchanges. London and Frankfurt declined 0.2 percent. Paris closed at a plus 0.4 percent.
Measurement technology company Hexagon and forest company SCA reported quarterly figures before the stock market opening. Among otherwise cool heavyweights on the Stockholm stock exchange's OMXS30 index, they reported a increase of 7.7 and 5.3 percent, respectively.
In the other end, telecom manufacturer Ericsson and pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca declined the most, 0.9 and 1.5 percent, respectively.
Truck manufacturer Scania's owner Traton reports a sharp profit decline for the second quarter and lowers the forecast for the full year 2025, citing the uncertain situation surrounding the Trump administration's tariffs. The share fell 3.9 percent.
Industry colleague and index heavyweight AB Volvo rose 0.2 percent.
The Stockholm stock exchange closed at a plus 0.4 percent on Thursday. With Friday's sideways movement, the OMX index is at a plus 3.5 percent since the turn of the year.
The dollar has strengthened slightly against the krona and now costs 9.53 kronor. This after the US President Donald Trump, after a visit to the US central bank Federal Reserve (Fed), toned down his conflict with Fed chief Jerome Powell.
The dollar has also received a boost from unexpectedly strong job statistics from the US.
A euro is traded for 11.18 kronor.
