Swedish stocks: Seen opening lower in line with major European markets

BoneSupport Holding AB

02/08/2018 07:54

** Swedish shares seen opening lower on Thursday in line with European
markets
    ** Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday as the latest escalation in the
Sino-U.S. trade war hit Chinese shares, while global bond markets were rattled
by increased borrowing by Washington and Japan's new tolerance for higher yields
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    ** Bonesupport  BONEX.ST  signs agreement with MTF Biologics to expand US
product offering  ID:nASO00069Z 
    ** Sectra  SECTb.ST  signs new enterprise-wide PACS contract with academic
health system  ID:nFWN1UT07C 
    ** JP Morgan raises Handelsbanken  SHBa.ST  target price to SEK 105 from SEK
102 vs closing price on Wednesday of SEK 108.15
    ** DNB raises Oriflame  ORIFL.ST  to buy from hold, newsagency Direkt
reports referring to Bloomberg
    ** Kepler Cheuvreux cuts Hexagon  HEXAb.ST  to hold from buy, raises target
price to SEK 549 from SEK 480 vs closing price of SEK 529.60 on Wednesday,
newsagency Direkt reports 
        
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     -0.3 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            -0.3 pct 
 MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan         .MIAPJ0000PUS     -1.5 pct 
 S&P 500 close previous trading day       .SPX              -0.1 pct 
 
    
    For European stock market report:  .EU 
    For global market roundup.  MKTS/GLOB 
    
    
    

 (RM:olof.swahnberg.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)