The broad OMXS index was up 0.4 percent at the close of Thursday trading.
On the OMXS30 large-cap list, measurement technology group Hexagon and technology trading company Addtech rose 3.2 and 3.3 percent, respectively. In the opposite direction, major banks Swedbank, SEB, Nordea and Handelsbanken were all down. Saab also fared poorly, down 2.8 percent.
The Swedish pharmaceutical company Bioarctic plunged on the stock market after a report said the new type of Alzheimer's drug had limited effect. In the afternoon, the company recovered slightly and the share closed down 2.8 percent.
The price of oil has fluctuated and was around $98 a barrel at 5:30 p.m.
