The Stockholm Stock Exchange begins the trading day with an increase. At the opening, the OMXS index is up 0.6 percent. Among the morning's winners is the defense group Saab, which is up 3.1 percent after the announcement that it has signed a contract with France's procurement authority for defense equipment. The contract concerns the NLAW anti-tank weapon.
Other winners include Alfa Laval and Atlas Copco, both rising around 2 percent.
