Swedish stocks: Seen tracking U.S. and Asian markets higher

Bimobject AB

15/05/2019 07:50

** Swedish shares seen opening higher on Wednesday
    ** Fingerprint Cards  FINGb.ST  Q1 operating loss narrows to SEK 1.9
million urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22Q17H vs expectations for a 15 million loss, according to
Refinitiv estimates 
    ** Creades  CREADa.ST  has sold 4.25 million shares in ventilation and
building materials firm Lindab  LIAB.ST  for 100 SEK/share, a 5.7% discount to
Lindab's closing price on Tuesday  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nWkrbKCbMv
    ** "We have around 100 factories today and they need to become considerably
fewer," SKF  SKFb.ST  CEO Alrik Danielson told business daily Dagens Industri in
an interview about how the bearings maker is changing  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22R12J
    ** Clas Ohlson's  CLASb.ST  sales rose 2% in April, with organic growth of
1% the retailer said  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP0011L1
    ** Skistar  SKISb.ST  CEO Mats Arjes is resigning but will stay on until a
replacement is appointed, the company said  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22R01C
    ** Boozt  BOOZT.ST  Q1 adjusted operating loss widens to SEK 11.3 million
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22Q19Q
    ** Addtech  ADDTb.ST  Q4 EBIT SEK 260 million vs analysts expecations for
218 million, according to Refinitiv estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22R08L
    ** BIMobject  BIMOB.ST  Q1 operating loss SEK 30 mln vs year ago 19 million,
sales rise to 33 million vs 22 million  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22Q184   
        
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     +0.3 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            +0.4 pct 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     +0.6 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              +0.8 pct 
 
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 (RM: johannes.hellstrom.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)