Swedish stocks: Seen opening lower, Elekta Q4 profit beats forecasts

L E Lundbergforetagen AB (publ)

29/05/2019 07:57

** Swedish shares seen opening lower on Wednesday in line with European
markets
    ** Asian shares sank on Wednesday and bonds rallied as investor sentiment
soured over growing worries about world growth with trade tensions between
Washington and Beijing showing no signs of easing
    ** Radiation therapy equipment maker Elekta  EKTAb.ST  reported
fourth-quarter core earnings above market expectations on Wednesday and forecast
its profitability would improve in the new fiscal year  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2350PM
    ** Veoneer  VNE.N  says took in $627 million in capital raise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2340RJ
    ** DNB Markets raises its recommendation on Lundbergs  LUNDb.ST  to buy from
hold, according to news agency Direkt
    ** NCC  NCCb.ST  gets order worth over SEK 300 million in Finland 
        
 IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30                     -0.9 pct
 Stoxx Europe 50 future                   STXEc1            -0.9 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: helena.soderpalm.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)