Among OMXS30 companies, mining equipment company Epiroc and mining group Boliden each rose 2 percent. Sandvik and ABB also rose just over 2 percent.
Board game company Asmodee reported a higher-than-expected profit for the first quarter of the company's fiscal year this morning. The stock is up 7 percent.
On the commodities market, the price of oil is rising slightly after yesterday's sharp drop. A barrel of North Sea oil costs just under $85.
