On the large company list OMXS30, EQT is found at the top, rising 2.9 percent after information in the Spanish Expansion that the venture capital company is close to buying the Spanish telecom mast company Cellnex. Saab also rises 1.8 percent after Thai media confirmed that the country's government has given the green light to the Gripen deal, which was previously communicated.
E-commerce giant Boozt rises 11 percent after a positive analysis from Danske Bank.
Also in Europe, it is mostly cheerful where the broad index Euro Stoxx 50 rises 0.5 percent. In the USA, the futures are mostly pointing upwards.
However, the Swedish service sector slowed down in July and came in below the growth limit, show fresh figures from Swedbank and Silf.