The Stockholm stock exchange rises on Thursday. At closing, the broad index was up by nearly 0.5 percent.
Handelsbanken and the medical technology company Getinge rise the most on the OMXS30 index, by 2.1 and 1.8 percent, respectively. The forestry company SCA falls by 0.5 percent.
The mood is also cheerful on leading stock exchanges in Europe. The upswing is led by the technology sector and is partly based on hopes regarding American sanctions against China in the AI and semiconductor industries. The Chinese stock exchanges fell due to concerns about the same.
On Thursday, the New York stock exchanges were closed due to a public holiday.
One dollar costs 10.93 kronor and one bitcoin goes for around 95,200 dollars.
