Swedish stocks: Seen opening lower
02/05/2019 07:53
** Swedish shares seen opening lower on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve
kept the target range for its policy rate unchanged at its meeting urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS0N21R01C
** Lundin Petroleum LUPE.ST Q1 earnings miss forecast as output lags
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** Zalando ZALG.DE , in which Kinnevik KINVb.ST is a major owner, said it
would expand its loyalty scheme 'Zalando Plus' to France and Italy in the next
12 months, following the scheme's launch in Germany and Switzerland.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22E0Q3 The expansion plan comes at a time when the company reported solid
first-quarter sales growth and confirmed its outlook for 2019.
** Hexagon HEXAb.ST rival Trimble TRMB.O reported Q1 sales roughly in
line with analysts forecasts. "Our first quarter results met expectations
despite trade uncertainties and lower growth in China," Trimble said in a
statement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPn5KqSPKa
** Vitrolife VITR.ST said it has received an order for 20
EmbryoScope+ to be installed at a clinic in China during the second
quarter. The order is the largest single order for EmbryoScope+ so far for
Vitrolife urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22D0X5
** Jon Sintorn has been appointed CEO of kitchen firm Nobia NOBIA.ST ,
replacing Morten Falkenberg urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP0010YR
** LeoVegas LEOV.ST Q1 EBITDA falls to EUR 7.2 million urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22D0WD
** Catena Media's CATME.ST target of reaching an adjusted EBITDA of EUR
100 million in 2020 has been revised and is now expected to be reached in 2021
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** Handelsbanken cuts its recommendation for Securitas SECUb.ST to hold
from buy, news agency Direkt reports citing Bloomberg
IG pre-market trading Stockholm OMXS30 -0.5 pct
Stoxx Europe 50 future STXEc1 unchanged
MSCI index Asia Pacific ex Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS +0.1 pct
S&P 500 close previous trading day .SPX -0.8 pct
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(RM: johannes.hellstrom.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)