Boliden helped push markets up after an unexpectedly strong financial statement, rising 5.3 percent. Sandvik also performed strongly and ended up 3.5 percent.
On the downside, EQT fell 10.3 percent while Alfa Laval lost 4.2 percent in the wake of a financial report.
Movements were relatively small even in London, which closed slightly lower while Frankfurt finished around zero.
Risk appetite on global stock markets has turned upward since the Trump administration cut tariffs on India from 50 percent to 18 percent, on the condition that India stop buying Russian oil. Reduced geopolitical concerns about Iran are also contributing.
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