Development is mixed among the companies on the OMXS30 list. At the top is the defense group Saab with an increase of 0.5 percent. In the opposite direction, above all, Hexagon is moving with a decline of 1.0 percent.
However, during the afternoon, inflation figures from the USA are expected, which may have an impact on how the USA's central bank, Federal Reserve, acts ahead. This can also affect the stock market climate, a lower interest rate traditionally fuels optimism in the market.
From a Swedish horizon, new revised GDP figures have shown an increase for the Swedish economy. Among the smaller companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, the education group Academedia has released its annual report during the morning, the company proposes, among other things, an increased dividend compared to the previous year. The share rises 1.6 percent.
