Among the heavy players in the OMXS30 index that fell were telecom giant Ericsson and industrial conglomerate Lifco, down 1.7 and 1.4 percent respectively. Major banks Handelsbanken, SEB and Swedbank lost 1.0–1.3 percent.
The OMXS30 index saw upward movements, including telecommunications and internet operator Telia, up 1.4 percent, and clothing giant H&M, which rose 0.9 percent.
The gadget chain Clas Ohlson was also a winner, rising 3.1 percent after reporting October sales.
There was also an interim report from SBB that lifted the property company's B share by 1.1 percent.
The subsidiary Laborie – part of Investor's Patricia Industries – has completed a billion-dollar acquisition. However, Investor's shares followed the downward trend and fell 0.7 percent.
Leading Asian stock markets were down overnight after losses on Wall Street the day before. The major European stock markets followed suit and closed in the red.
Including Friday's decline, the Stockholm Stock Exchange fell 2.4 percent during the past week. Since the turn of the year, the OMXS index has been up 5.3 percent.
