The US stock exchanges rose sharply again on Thursday. Hopes of a lowered interest rate contributed, as statements indicated that the trade war could press the American economy so much that an interest rate reduction is approaching. Signals of easing in the US's trade disputes with the rest of the world are also a positive factor.
The American tech giants performed strongly and pulled up the Nasdaq exchange's index by a whole 2.7 percent. And ahead of the opening on Wall Street later today, futures trading indicates continued rising indexes.
The Stockholm stock exchange is also partially following, although the increase is smaller. Just before 10 am, the OMXS index has risen by around 0.4 percent. Truck giant Volvo is high up on the winner's list, plus 1.3 percent. Defense conglomerate Saab is also climbing, plus 1.4 percent, after initially falling following the presentation of the quarterly report.
Outside the large-cap list, housing website Hemnet and e-retailer Boozt are falling around 10 percent each after releasing quarterly reports.
During the Asian trade overnight, the arrows mostly pointed upwards.
The krona is maintaining its strengthened position. One dollar now costs 9.63, while the euro is quoted at 10.94.
