Stockholm Stock Exchange rises as OMXS index closes up 0.4 percent

After Wednesday evening's interest rate announcement from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and sharp price declines on Wall Street, trading was even more positive on the Stockholm Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Leading the way among large companies were industrial firms, with Atlas Copco rising 3.1 percent and ABB 2.9 percent.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca was a loser, falling 3.6 percent. Telecom giant Ericsson fell 3.1 percent.