** Shares of Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc EPIRa.ST rise about 7%
** Co posted Q4 results that beat estimates on orders, and said it expects mining demand to remain high in the near term
** Its orders for the quarter came to SEK 15,970 million, slightly above market consensus of SEK 15,888 million, according to LSEG data based on estimates from three analysts
** Q4 EBIT of SEK 3,204 million was in line with market expectations
** The company also said that demand from construction customers is expected to increase somewhat from low level in the near term
(Reporting by Elviira Luoma)
((Elviira.luoma@thomsonreuters.com))