Stockholm Stock Exchange Falls 1.1% at the Open as Boliden Leads Declines

The decline in Stockholm follows falls in Asia, where Seoul’s Kospi index has dropped significantly. Defensive stocks are mainly bucking the trend on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Telia and Tele2 are up around 0.8 percent, while AstraZeneca is up 0.6 percent.

Mining company Boliden is at the bottom of the index, down 3.1 percent. NCC, which released interim results this morning, is up 3.3 percent.