Among the heavyweights, mining group Boliden and engineering group Atlas Copco fell by 2.5 and 1.2 percent, respectively.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq in New York fell for the second day in a row on Thursday after investors interpreted an unexpectedly weak forecast from chipmaker Broadcom negatively. The downward trend in the technology sector in Asia has continued.
The price of North Sea oil (Brent) is stable after a price drop of almost 3 percent on Thursday amid speculation about a peace agreement between the US and Iran.
The Stockholm Stock Exchange rose 0.3 percent on Thursday. Since the turn of the year, the index has risen 4.2 percent.
