** Swedish shares seen opening flat on Friday
** Car service firm Mekonomen MEKO.ST reported a Q2 adjusted operating
profit above the mean forecast in a Reuters analyst poll
** Elekta EKTAb.ST buys quality assurance systems firm Acumyn urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM000MF8
** Debt collector and credit management firm Hoist Finance HOFI.ST
reported a 36 pct year-on-year rise in Q2 pretax earnings urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nWkr6NbKVn
** Game developer G5 Entertainment G5EN.ST reported a 56 pct year-on-year
rise in Q2 operating earnings urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nWkr9vsPnP
** Quarterly earnings due later today from auto suppliers Veoneer VNE.N
VNEsdb.ST and Autoliv ALV.N ALIVsdb.ST , as well as from security services
firm Securitas SECUb.ST
IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30 +-0.0 pct
Stoxx Europe 50 future STXEc1 unchanged
MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS +0.3 pct
S&P 500 close previous trading day .SPX -0.3 pct
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(RM: johannes.hellstrom.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)