Wall Street rose on Wednesday, while stock market performance in Asia was mixed in overnight trading.
Google owner Alphabet plunged in futures trading after reporting unexpectedly weak quarterly results on Wednesday night, with revenue falling short of expectations. South Korean tech giant Samsung is also facing headwinds after reporting a net profit that was slightly below expectations.
The price of North Sea oil (Brent) fell 1.2 percent to $113.96 per barrel in futures trading.
The krona strengthened slightly against both the dollar and the euro after the US Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the OMXS index rose 0.3 percent, bringing its year-to-date increase to 8.3 percent.
