Swedish stocks: Seen opening nearly unchanged, PayPal buys iZettle

Besqab AB (publ)

18/05/2018 07:47

** Swedish shares seen opening nearly unchanged on Friday in line with
European markets  
    ** Asia stocks steady as markets eye US-China trade talks  ID:nL3N1SP25E 
    ** Skanska  SKAb.ST  says wins UK development contract worth about SEK 1.6
bln  ID:nASO0004ZD 
    ** Paradox Interactive  PDXI.ST  Q1 operating profit jumps to SEK 141 mln
 ID:nFWN1SP065 
    ** Lifco  LIFCOb.ST  buys Norwegian operation for interiors for service
vehicles  ID:nFWN1SP06K 
    ** Lindab International  LIAB.ST  appoints Malin Samuelsson as CFO
 ID:nFWN1SP05W 
    ** Pennsylvania hospitals buys advanced cancer management systems from
Elekta  EKTAb.ST   ID:nFWN1SP05V 
    ** CLX Communications  CLXC.ST  Q1 EBIT falls to SEK 20 mln  ID:nFWN1SP05S 
    ** Besqab  BESQ.ST  Q1 operating profit falls to SEK 51 mln  ID:nFWN1SP05T 
    ** Millicom  MICsdb.ST  CEO has bought 15,400 shares in the company at an
average price of SEK 551/share, now holds 122,310 Millicom shares
 ID:nASO0004Z0 
    ** Bjorn Borg  BORG.ST  Q1 sales fall, operating profit rises to SEK 15 mln
 ID:nFWN1SO0XH 
    ** PayPal agrees to buy Sweden's iZettle in $2.2 bln deal  ID:nL3N1SO5IE 
    
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     +0.1 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            unchanged 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     +0.2 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              -0.1 pct 
 
    
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    For global market roundup.  MKTS/GLOB 
    
    

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