On the large-cap OMXS30 list, SKF rose 4 percent. The ball bearing manufacturer announced this morning that it had signed an agreement to form a company in China focusing on components for robots.
At the bottom of the list, engineering companies Sandvik and Epiroc are trading down 2 percent.
On the commodities market, the price of oil is falling slightly. A barrel of North Sea oil costs just under $71.
