However, most of the shares in the OMXS30 large-cap index fell. Today's decline was led by Saab. The share fell 5.3 percent after Danske Bank set a sell rating on the defense conglomerate.
Against the trend, Investmentbolaget Investor rose after the announcement that its subsidiary Advanced Instruments is buying an American company for over 22 billion kronor. Additionally, it was reported that the CEO of Investor made an insider purchase of 1.1 million kronor. The share rose 1.2 percent.
However, the best performer in the OMXS30 was the industrial company ABB, which rose 3.3 percent. The heavily weighted fashion giant H&M rose 1.5 percent.
Skistar, which released its interim report in the morning, surged during the morning but then lost some momentum. The share closed 2.9 percent up.
Among other companies with significant price reactions, Raysearch stood out. The medical technology company fell 14.2 percent after the company's founder sold shares for around 1.5 billion kronor on Tuesday.
Truck manufacturer Traton fell sharply, down 5.4 percent, after Volkswagen announced that it had sold around 2 percent of its shares in the company.
On the currency market, the krona weakened against both the euro and the dollar. One euro cost 11.01 kronor and one US dollar cost 10.12 kronor at the close of trading.
On the leading European stock exchanges, the trend was mixed. The CAC40 index in Paris performed the best, rising nearly 1 percent.
