** Swedish shares seen opening higher on Monday in line with European
markets
** Asian stocks and U.S. equity futures posted modest gains on Monday on
hopes of solid U.S. holiday sales, though risk appetite was tempered as plunging
oil prices fanned worries about the global economic outlook
** Kepler Chevreux cuts its price target on Volvo VOLVb.ST to SEK 150 from
SEK 160 and maintains its buy recommendation, according to news agency Direkt,
which refers to Bloomberg
** Industrivarden INDUa.ST divests one quarter of holding in ICA Gruppen
ICAA.ST urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP00031B
** KappAhl KAHL.ST : Elisabeth Peregi appointed new CEO urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP00031F
** Kungsleden KLED.ST divests property portfolio in Eskilstuna
** Business daily Dagens Industri issues buy recommendation on Scandic
Hotels SHOTE.ST
IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30 +0.7 pct
Stoxx Europe 50 future STXEc1 +0.8 pct
MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS +0.8 pct
S&P 500 close previous trading day .SPX -0.7 pct
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(RM: helena.soderpalm.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)