Swedish stocks: Seen opening lower, Nordea Q1 profit tops forecast

Betsson AB

25/04/2018 07:50

** Swedish shares seen opening lower on Wednesday, slightly underperforming
European markets 
    ** Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a rise in U.S. bond yields above 3
percent and warnings from bellwether U.S. companies of higher costs drove fears
that a boom in corporate earnings may be near its peak  ID:nL3N1S22EP 
    ** Nordea  NDA.ST  Q1 profit falls, says cautious on revenue guidance
 ID:nL8N1S20SS 
    ** Atlas Copco  ATCOa.ST  sees stable demand ahead after Q1 profit rise
 ID: 
    ** Handelsbanken  SHBa.ST  Q1 operating profit lags forecast  ID:nFWN1S203D 
    ** NCC  NCCb.ST  Q1 pretax result below expectations, orders rose
 ID:nFWN1S206A 
    ** Millicom Q1 EBITDA in line with expectations  ID:nFWN1S119R 
    ** Haldex  HLDX.ST  Q1 operating profit up sharply yr/yr  ID:nFWN1S2042 
    ** Betsson  BETSb.ST  Q1 operating profit just above forecast
 ID:nFWN1S204A 
    ** Wihlborgs  WIHL.ST  Q1 rental income up at SEK 668 mln  ID:nFWN1S205V 
    ** Kindred Group  KINDsdb.ST  pretax profit, gross winnings revenue rise in
Q1  ID:nFWN1S204C 
    ** Bonava  BONAVb.ST  Q1 operating profit falls to SEK 43 mln
 ID:nASO0003SH 
    ** Eniro  ENRO.ST  Q1 EBITDA down 19 pct to 48 mln SEK, revenue continues to
fall  ID:nFWN1S20EP  
    ** Pareto cuts Sandvik  SAND.ST  to hold from buy and keeps target price at
SEK 170 vs closing price of 157 crowns on Tuesday, according to newswire Direkt 
    ** HiQ  HIQ.ST  Q1 EBIT falls to SEK 52 mln  ID:nFWN1S204F 
    ** Biogaia  BIOGb.ST   Q1 operating profit roughly unchanged yr/yr
 ID:nFWN1S2069 
    ** Kambi  KAMBI.ST  Q1 EBIT Rises To EUR 2 mln  ID:nFWN1S2062 
    ** Resurs Holding >RESURS.ST> Q1 operating income rises to SEK 806 mln
 ID:nFWN1S204H 
    
    
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     -0.9 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            -0.6 pct 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     -0.8 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              -1.3 pct 
 
    
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